The steps in this guide were performed in Microsoft Word 2010. One effective way to achieve this is with the use of the ruler that is typically found in Microsoft Word programs (another way is to set your margins using the steps in this tutorial.) But if you find that the ruler is not visible, then you might be wondering where it has gone.įortunately the ruler is still part of Microsoft Word 2010, although you may need to adjust a setting in the program to make it visible. Fortunately adjusting the ruler visiblity setting requires just a few short steps, which we will walk you through in the guide below. Many document formatting requirements dictate that margins need to be a specific size.