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Window.ShowRulers Property (Visio)

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Determines whether rulers are shown in the drawing window. Read/write.

Version Information

Version Added: Visio 4.5

Syntax

expression .ShowRulers

expression A variable that represents a Window object.

Return Value

Integer

Remarks

Setting the ShowRulers property is the same as selecting Ruler in the Show/Hide group on the View tab.

Example

This Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macro shows how to use the ShowRulers property to switch display of the rulers on and off.

 
Public Sub ShowRulers_Example() 
 
 'Check whether the active window is a drawing window. 
 If ActiveWindow.Type = visDrawing Then 
 
 'Switch the rulers on or off. 
 ActiveWindow.ShowRulers = Not ActiveWindow.ShowRulers 
 
 Else 
 
 'Tell the user why you are not switching the rulers. 
 MsgBox "Active window is not a drawing window.", _ 
 vbOKOnly, "Show/Hide Rulers" 
 
 End If 
 
End Sub