How do I regain control of my vertical margin on the left ruler?

[Angela Samoy]

I've always had it before but suddenly I realized I don't have top to bottom
margin control with my mouse I used to have on the left ruler (similar to the
left/right margin at the top of the page). Any help would be greatly
appreciated.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

If you're not seeing the ruler at all (in Print Layout view), be sure
"Vertical ruler" is checked on the View tab of Tools | Options. If (as is
more likely) the ruler is displayed but you don't see the header or footer,
see http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/WhiteSpace.htm