Rulers for Notepad++

[Charles Billow]

I saw some earlier discussion about rulers, but being new to this I was and am unable to figure how I can add both horizontal and vertical rulers to notepad++.

Is there a way, and if so what/where?

[mkupper]

@Charles-Billow, some earlier forum threads mention a rulers plugin and also that the ColumnTools plugin has a ruler.

• Adding Ruler below tab bar
• A Notepad++ beautiful ruler plugin (finally!)
• Can someone convert the Horizontal Ruler Plugin to 64 bit, please?
• Plugin Horizontal Ruler
• Keep words and number with columns
• I quit. You win. I’ll go find another tool

That said, it’s not clear what you mean by “ruler.” Notepad++ does not have, and probably can’t have, the inch or centimeter style rulers that Microsoft Word, for example, can show.

Preferences / Margins/Border/Edge has a Vertical Edge Settings thing that can add vertical ruler style lines.

At times I construct temporary rulers in Notepad++ but have always just typed out 123456789. and then copy/pasted to make it as wide as needed.

123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.
My        text      that      needs     to        be        lined     up