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Guides are nonprinting lines that help you align and position objects. Guides are blue by default, but you can change their color if desired (see Using the grid and guides). You can set guides where you want them using the page rulers or the Edit Guides command. You can add, modify, and delete guides as needed. You can also lock guides in place. Guides can only exist on pages; you cannot drag them to the pasteboard.
By default, the Document window does not scroll when you drag a guide. However, you can set preferences to make this happen. (For more information on setting preferences, see Using preferences.) You can also change how close objects can be to a guide before snapping to it, using the Snap Distance preference. For more information, see Selecting objects.
You can convert paths to guide objects and lock guides using the Layers panel; for more information, see Using layers.
Note: Guides that reside on a master page can be modified or deleted only from the master page and not from associated child pages.
To show or hide guides, do one of the following:
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Select View > Guides > Show. |
This command toggles between showing and hiding the guides. A check mark indicates that the guides are visible. |
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Click the check mark column beside the Guides layer in the Layers panel. |
To add a guide by dragging:
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If the page rulers aren’t visible, select View > Page Rulers > Show to display them. |
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Drag from the top ruler onto the page to set horizontal guides; drag from the left ruler onto the page to set vertical guides. |
Note: When dragging a guide from a ruler, make sure to release the mouse button while the pointer is over the page. Otherwise, the guide will be deleted. |
To delete a guide:
Drag the guide off the page.
To add guides precisely:
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Do one of the following: |
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Select View > Guides > Edit. |
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Double-click an existing guide. |
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Click Add. |
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Select Horizontal or Vertical. |
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Choose an Add By option to add guides: |
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Select Count and enter a value to add a precise number of guides. |
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Select Increment and enter a value to add guides at set intervals. |
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Enter the first and last position of the guides. |
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Set the page range. |
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Click Add. |
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Repeat steps 2 through 7 to add additional horizontal or vertical guides. |
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Click OK. |
To turn guide snapping on or off:
Select View > Guides > Snap to Guides.
This command toggles between snapping and not snapping. A check mark by the menu item indicates that snapping behavior is active. Snap to Guides is active by default.
The pointer displays a horizontal or vertical triangle when dragging objects near a corresponding guide, indicating that the object will snap to the guide at that location if released.
To lock or unlock guides, do one of the following:
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Select View > Guides > Lock. |
This command toggles between locking and unlocking the guides. A check mark by the menu item indicates that the guides are locked. Guides are unlocked by default. |
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Click the padlock icon beside the Guides layer in the Layers panel. |
To edit, release, or delete guides:
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Do one of the following: |
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Select View > Guides > Edit. |
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Double-click an existing guide. |
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Select the guide you want to modify. |
To modify more than one guide at a time, Control-click (Windows) or Command-click (Macintosh). Shift-click to select contiguous guides. |
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Do one of the following: |
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To edit a guide’s position, click Edit. In the Guide Position dialog box, enter a new location for the guide and click OK. |
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To release the guide or guides, click Release. Releasing a guide converts it into an object. |
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To delete the guide or guides, click Remove (Windows) or Delete (Macintosh). |
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Click OK. |
To set whether the Document window scrolls when a guide is dragged:
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Display general preferences by doing one of the following: |
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In Windows, press Control+U, then click the General tab. |
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On the Macintosh, press Command+U, then click the General category. |
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Do one of the following: |
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To make the window scroll when a vertical or horizontal guide is dragged beyond the edges of the Document window, select Dragging a Guide Scrolls the Window. |
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To keep the window from scrolling when a guide is dragged, deselect Dragging a Guide Scrolls the Window. |
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Click OK. |
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