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RulerGuides.Add Method (Publisher)

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 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.

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