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Show/Hide Text Ruler

Shows or hides the text ruler.

See also 

Options 

Show shows the FileMaker Pro Advanced text ruler.

Hide hides the FileMaker Pro Advanced text ruler.

Toggle switches between showing and hiding the text ruler.

Compatibility 

 

Product 

Supported 

FileMaker Pro Advanced 

Yes 

FileMaker Go 

No 

FileMaker WebDirect 

No 

FileMaker Server 

No 

FileMaker Cloud products 

No 

FileMaker Data API 

No 

Custom Web Publishing 

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]

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