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Two more obscure settings that can affect the display of the ruler in documents:<br />
1. In Print Preview, enable the Ruler (View menu, Ruler). <br />
2. In Tools, Options, on the General tab, clear the checkbox for &quot;Provide feedback with animation.&quot; Having this checkbox selected causes the ruler to autohide. <br />

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Two more obscure settings that can affect the display of the ruler in documents:
1. In Print Preview, enable the Ruler (View menu, Ruler).
2. In Tools, Options, on the General tab, clear the checkbox for "Provide feedback with animation." Having this checkbox selected causes the ruler to autohide.


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Thanks, renaming the normal.dot seems to have resolved the problem.
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Thanks, renaming the normal.dot seems to have resolved the problem.

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I always have to click on View &gt;&nbsp;Ruler to get my ruler to appear in word after I have closed the application and then reopen at another time.
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I always have to click on View > Ruler to get my ruler to appear in word after I have closed the application and then reopen at another time.

How do I make the ruler in Word 2003 not disappear when I close Word

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