Using guides
You can create two kinds of guides: - Ruler guides are straight horizontal or vertical lines created with the ruler. These guides are the simplest to make and are useful for setting alignment lines across the length or width of the work area.
- Guide objects are objects (such as lines, rectangles, or any other artwork consisting of paths, except type) that are converted to guides. Using guide objects can help you plan and create your artwork around one or more objects. You can convert guide objects back into graphic objects at any point.
New guides are locked in place to orient your artwork. However, you can unlock a guide to select, move, delete, modify, or revert it to a graphic object. By default, objects are aligned with guides whenever they are dragged within 2 pixels of the guide. (See Moving, copying, and deleting objects.)
To create a ruler guide: - If the rulers are not already displayed, choose View > Show Rulers.
- Position the pointer on the left ruler for a vertical guide or on the top ruler for a horizontal guide. Press Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) to switch the ruler guide from horizontal to vertical, and vice versa.
- Drag the ruler guide into position.
To make working with multiple guides easier, place all guides on a single layer. You can then choose the layer to select all guides for moving or adjusting. (See About layers.)
To convert an object into a guide object: - Select an object, a group of objects, or any combination of objects and groups.
- Choose View > Guides > Make Guides.
To move, delete, or release a guide: - Choose View > Guides > Lock Guides to lock or unlock the guide. When a guide is locked, a check mark appears next to the Lock Guides command.
- Select the guide you want to move, delete, or release, and do one of the following:
- Move the guide by dragging or copying.
- Delete the guide by pressing Backspace or Del (Windows) or Delete (Mac OS), or by choosing Edit > Cut or Edit > Clear.
- Delete all guides at once by choosing View > Guides > Clear Guides.
- Release the guide object, turning it back into a regular graphic object, by choosing View > Guides > Release Guides.
To show or hide guides: Choose View > Guides > Show Guides to show all guides or View > Guides > Hide Guides to hide them.
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