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RulerGuides.Add Method

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Adds a new ruler guide to the specified RulerGuides collection.

Syntax

expression.Add(Position, Type)

expression   A variable that represents a RulerGuides object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
Position Required Variant The position relative to the left edge or top edge of the page where the new ruler guide will be added. Numeric values are evaluated in points; strings are evaluated in the units specified and can be in any measurement unit supported by Microsoft Office Publisher (for example, "2.5 in").
Type Required PbRulerGuideType The type of ruler guide to add.

Remarks

Type can be one of these PbRulerGuideType constants.

pbRulerGuideTypeHorizontal
pbRulerGuideTypeVertical

Example

The following example adds ruler guides to page one that are 0.5 inches from the left and top edges of the page.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  With ActiveDocument.Pages(1).RulerGuides
    .Add Position:="0.5 in", Type:=pbRulerGuideTypeHorizontal
    .Add Position:="0.5 in", Type:=pbRulerGuideTypeVertical
End With

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