missing Ruler in Word 2007

When you first open Office Word 2007, you might notice that the ruler which ran across the top of documents is missing.
It's not missing, rather, Microsoft has merely relocated it.
To view the horizontal ruler across the top of your Word document and the vertical ruler along the left edge of your document, you must be in Print Layout view.
Otherwise, click the View Ruler button located at the top of the scroll bar to make the horizontal ruler appear at the top.