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Does anyone know if Notepad++ can display a vertical line on the right margin to indicated that the text will or will not fit on a printed page? I have looked but I cannot find it. Word wrap does work, but it wraps by my screen width, not by the width of a printed page.

ubiquibacon
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As you said you do not actually want to print it, you may use the Vertical Edge Settings.

Setting > Preferences > Editing > Vertical Edge Settings > Input column position(s) seperated with space, for example 80 100

Vertical lines would then be shown at the positions specified (e.g. column 80 & column 100).

You can tick Background mode if you prefer highlighted text instead of a line.

(Tested in: Notepad++ v7.8.9)

In version 8.1.3, the above is under:

Settings > Preference > Margins/Border/Edge > Vertical Edge Settings

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wilson
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BTW You can also customize the color of that vertical bar here:

vertical edge color customizing in Notepad++

jakub.g
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In case you are looking for this option in Notepad++ at ~v8.x

The setting is located near the center of the "Vertical Edge Settings" window under Settings > Preferences > Margin/Border/Edge:

You can type in one or more numbers (separated by white space) to show one or multiple vertical lines.

In the example below, I have a "warning" line at line 72, and a hard limit at 80.

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In case you are looking for this option in Notepad++ at ~v7.x

The setting is located near the center of the "Vertical Edge Settings" window under Settings > Preferences > Editing:

You can type in one or more numbers (separated by white space) to show one or multiple vertical lines.

In the example below, I have a "warning" line at line 70, and a hard limit at 80. Hope this helps.

enter image description here

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John Doe
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this section has now moved to Settings > Preferences > Margins/Border/Edge (I am using v8.1.9.2)

MeSo2
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To get a vertical line, go to Settings > Preferences > Margins/Border/Edge and type the line width in Vertical Edge Settings as a number:

Vertical Edge Settings screenshot

Background mode modifies the color of the text instead of adding a line:

Background mode screenshot

You can have multiple lines by typing multiple numbers, which makes Background mode impossible though:

multiple edges screenshot

To change the color of the line, go to Settings > Style Configurator. In Language: Global, Style: Edge colour's Foreground colour is what controls this.

style configuration screenshot

This also affects the Background mode:

screenshot of effect of style configuration on the background mode (text on the right of the invisible line has a red background)

(This is as of Notepad++ v8.5.4 Jun 17 2023)

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I think modern Printers are able to auto adjust words so that can fit in the sheet. So don't worry about margins.

I suggest you use to Microsoft Word for typing documents that you want to print.

EDIT: I couldn't find anything that could provide a vertical margin in Notepad++. But as Workaround for text readability, once the text is written select all the text then press Ctrl + I (shortcut for Split Lines). One Disadvantage is that you have to keep your window size steady i.e don't resize it.

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