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Rulers

Page rulers with a crosshair and readout, counting from the viewport, the document or the element.

Rulers show where you are on the page in the current unit, with a crosshair and a live readout that follow the cursor. The selection's extent is marked on them in blue.

  1. Press 2, or click Rulers on the bar.
  2. Move the pointer. The readout gives its position along both rulers.
  3. Change the unit with U. See Units.

Origin

Rulers can count from the viewport, the document or the selected element. Press O or click the ruler corner to switch; the corner shows VP, DOC or EL. The element origin is skipped when nothing is selected.

Questions

Can the rulers count from the selected element?

Yes. Press O or click the ruler corner to switch between viewport, document and element; the element origin is skipped when nothing is selected.

Do the rulers follow my unit?

Yes. Change it with U.