Fortunately there is a setting that controls the display of the vertical ruler in the Power Options menu. Our tutorial will show you how to find this and turn it on, as well as show you an additional ruler setting that you will likely need to toggle in order to get the rulers to display properly.  

How to Display the Vertical Ruler in Powerpoint 2013

The steps in this guide are going to display the vertical ruler at the left side of the window in Powerpoint 2013. This guide will assume that the ruler is not currently visible. Step 1: Open Powerpoint 2013.   Step 2: Click the File tab at the top-left corner of the window.

    Step 3: Click the Options button at the bottom of the column on the left side of the window.

    Step 4: Click the Advanced tab in the left column of the Powerpoint Options window.

    Step 5: Scroll down to the Display section, then check the box to the left of Show vertical ruler. Click the OK button at the bottom of the window.

    Step 6: Click the View tab at the top of the window.

    Step 7: Click the box to the left of Ruler to add a checkmark. If the box is already checked, click it once to remove the checkmark, then click it again to add it. The vertical ruler should now be visible.

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