Enterprise Toolkit | Windows Registry Reference

UnitsAndGuides (Units and Guides)

Setting on the Units and Guides preferences pane provide options for setting the ruler units, layout grid dimensions, guide color, and ruler display.


This preference category contains the following subfeature(s):

Rulers

Summary table
bRulersVisible Specifies whether to show or hide rulers for every new document launch.
Supported on WindowsSupported on MacSupported by Acrobat
Data type boolean: DWORD value > REG_DWORD
Default 0
Version # Continuous track: August, 2017
HKCU Path UnitsAndGuides
HKLM Path Not lockable
Summary Specifies whether to show or hide rulers for every new document launch.
Details Possible values include:
  • 0: Don’t show rulers on new document launch.
  • 1: Show rulers on new document launch.
GUI mapping : Preferences > Units > Guides > Rulers > Show rulers when opening documents