Use rulers

You can show rulers to help you position and align objects, and hide the rulers when you don’t need them.

Show or hide rulers

Change ruler units

When you set a unit preference for rulers, it applies to all sheets. You can change the preference at any time, even if you have a sheet open.

If you don’t see the ruler, click the View menu button in the toolbar, then choose Show Ruler.

  1. Choose Numbers > Preferences (from the Numbers menu at the top of your screen), then click Rulers at the top of the preferences window.

  2. Click the Ruler Units pop-up menu, then choose an increment (Points, Centimeters, or Inches).

Show position coordinates

  1. Choose Numbers > Preferences (from the Numbers menu at the top of your screen), then click Rulers at the top of the preferences window.

  2. Select the “Show size and position when moving objects” checkbox.