Show/Hide Text Ruler
Purpose 
Shows or hides the text ruler.
Format 
Show/Hide Text Ruler [Show/Hide/Toggle]
Options 
 •
Show tells FileMaker Pro to show the text ruler.
 •
Hide tells FileMaker Pro to hide the text ruler.
 •
Toggle switches between showing and hiding the text ruler.
Compatibility 
 
Where the script step runs 
Supported 
FileMaker Pro 
Yes 
FileMaker Server scheduled script 
No 
FileMaker Go 
No 
Custom Web Publishing 
No 
FileMaker WebDirect 
No 
Runtime solution 
Yes 
Originated in 
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Description 
The text ruler is used to format paragraphs and tabs within fields and on layouts.
Example 1 
Goes to the Description field on the Product Details layout and shows the text ruler.
Go to Layout ["Product Details"]
Go to Field [Products::Description]
Show/Hide Text Ruler [Show]
Related topics 
Script steps reference (alphabetical list)
Script steps reference (category list)
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