How to Use the Rulers in Adobe Acrobat (PC & Mac)

Learn how to use the rulers in Adobe Acrobat. Plus, set Acrobat to always show the rulers and change the unit of measurement and guide color.
These steps apply to Adobe Acrobat Pro DC, Adobe Acrobat 2020, and Adobe Acrobat 2017 for both PC and Mac.
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:12 How to Turn On the Rulers
02:01 How to Change the Rulers' Unit of Measurement
02:26 How to Use the Ruler Guides
03:45 How to Change the Ruler and Ruler Guide Preferences
📝 Corresponding Blog Post/Transcript for This Video
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How to Use the Rulers in Adobe Acrobat (PC & Mac)
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[@erinwrightwriting]

All the steps shown here are listed with images on my website at erinwrightwriting.com/rulers-in-adobe-acrobat/. Thank you for watching!

[@shakirhussainyousfi-shyous2404]

Thank you, Amazing tutorial

[@erinwrightwriting]

I appreciate your kind comment! Thank you for watching!

[@shareemsatellitellc7591]

Thank you for taking the time to make this wonderful video.

[@erinwrightwriting]

I appreciate your positive feedback! Thank you so much for watching!

[@MrAnthonyKennedy1]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@erinwrightwriting]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@pushkari]

Thanks for the tutorial :) Very clear and helpful. Since I have no need for the not-free Acrobat software, I use Reader. I was therefore disappointed when, at 1:05 in your clip, you say that the instructions do not apply to Reader. I am happy to comment that your statement is only partially true: the rulers can be turned on/off in Reader, too, but Reader does not have the settings to make the changes permanent (though the units setting did hold across sessions). That's OK, however, because like I said, I only need the basic functionality of the free Reader and the ability to turn the ruler on/off is what I was looking for.

[@erinwrightwriting]

I am glad it worked out for you in Reader! Thank you for watching!

[@orchidorchid1448]

Hi, i had a problem. I can't see action dialogue in text fields or to create any button like summit. I used 2020 version. Now could plz help me

[@erinwrightwriting]

Thank you for watching! I have two separate tutorials about buttons in Acrobat, which you may find helpful. Navigation buttons: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4nJZJR6YpudrpI. Page view buttons: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iaOzkn1na5Kbos0. I also have a tutorial about working with text in Acrobat: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6vNd2iPg5dpqM0. I wish you all the best!

[@tsgnow]

Do you happened to know how to snap to guides

[@erinwrightwriting]

Thank you so much for watching! To use the Snap to Grids, select the View menu > Show/Hide > Rulers & grids > and then select both the Grids and Snap to Grid options.

[@tsgnow]

@@erinwrightwriting I know how snap to grid works. I was asking about snap to GUIDE. Or Guide is just a visual aid?

[@ZickZak]

Guides on one page are useless, mostly need it for entire document. Spent an hour trying to figure out how to do it, no clue

[@erinwrightwriting]

I can understand your frustration. Hopefully Adobe will add the option to use one guide for an entire document in the future.