You can use the Ruler on the Draw tab of the Ribbon to draw straight lines or to align a set of objects. The Ruler pivots to any position you want: horizontal, vertical, or any angle in between.

To show the ruler, click View, and in the Show group, check Ruler. To hide the ruler, click View, and in the Show group, clear the Ruler box. To permanently hide the vertical ruler, click File > Options > …

Gridlines help give you visual cues when you're formatting in PowerPoint. To turn on or off the Gridlines, go to the View tab and select the Gridlines checkbox.

To change the default indentation on all slides, drag the indent markers on the ruler in the slide master (View tab).

The Measure Tool shape is like a tape measure for your Visio diagram. Use it to precisely measure distances between two points or shapes.

If you want to precisely control the placement of text within a text box or a shape, or if you want to align text, you can add tab stops using the ruler. Note: It's not necessary to set tabs if you just want to …

Depending on which one you want to do, you'll use the Ruler on the View tab of the ribbon, or the options in the Paragraph group on the Home tab. Note: If you want to systematically adjust the …

On the Numbers tab, select Measurement system and choose Metric. Select OK twice, close Settings, and start PowerPoint. The ruler (and dialog boxes that show units of measure) now display …

If you don’t see the ruler at the top of your document, go to View > Ruler. Click or tap the tab selector on the left end of the ruler until you see the decimal tab . Select on the ruler where you want the decimal …

When you create or move a shape, snap pulls shapes and their edges into positions that align with other shapes, ruler subdivisions, grid lines, guides, or guide points. You can specify the types of drawing …