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Changing the ruler origin


    The point where 0 appears on each ruler is called the ruler origin. When you open a file, the position of the ruler origin depends on the View option selected in the Artboard panel of the Document Setup dialog box. Generally, if you selected either the Single Full Page or the Tile Full Pages option, the default ruler origin is located at the lower left corner of page 1.

    When you change the ruler setting, the new setting becomes the default for the file whenever that file is opened. You can change the origin for the rulers at any time. For example, you may be working on a 3-inch-by-5-inch card that is centered on an 8.5-inch-by-11-inch page. Setting the ruler origin to line up with the 3-by-5-inch artwork rather than the 8.5-by-11-inch page can make precision editing easier for you.

    Note: The position of the ruler origin affects the tiling of patterns, as well as the bounding box information for the Separation Setup command. (See Specifying the printing bounding box in the separation.)

To change the ruler origin:

  1. Move the pointer to the upper left corner of the rulers where the rulers intersect.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • Drag the pointer to where you want the new ruler origin. As you drag, a cross hair in the window and in the rulers indicates the changing ruler origin.
    • Double-click the upper-left corner where the rulers intersect to restore the default settings.