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of the selected objects are grayed on the ruler bar. If you change the zoom percentage for the
selected template, the ruler dimensions adjust accordingly.
The pointer position is continuously indicated by a floating line in both the horizontal and
vertical ruler areas. The exact position of the pointer is also shown in the Status Bar, at the
bottom of the Design screen, as X (horizontal) and Y (vertical) coordinates.
• To change the measurement unit (millimeters, points, or inches) select Tools > Options.
Click the General tab and make a selection from the Measurement Unit pull-down list
box.
• Show or hide rulers by selecting View > Ruler.
Guides
Add guides to your design to help size and align objects. Objects can be snapped mutually to a
guide for precise alignment. To snap objects, the Snap to Guides option must be selected.
Then, if you move an object onto the guide it will snap into place.
Select Layout > Guides or click on the Advanced toolbar. The Guides dialog box
appears:
• Click the Horizontal or Vertical tab. Click New to enter the position of a new horizontal or
vertical guide. Click OK. Continue to enter horizontal and vertical guides as desired.
• To edit and delete guides, select the guide and click the Edit or Delete button.
• Select Show Guides to display the vertical and horizontal guides on the Design screen.
• Select Snap to Guides if you want to “snap” objects to the guides.
Once created, you can select, move and delete guides on the work area as desired.
Grid
Add a grid to your design to help size and align objects. Objects can be snapped to a grid for
precise alignment. To snap objects, the Snap to Grid option must be selected. Then, if you
move an object onto the grid it will snap into place.
Select Layout > Grid or click on the Advanced toolbar. The Grid dialog box appears:
• Type the Horizontal
and Vertical spacing for the grid.
• Select Show Grid to display the grid in the form of dots on the Design screen.
Once guides are created, select Layout > Snap to Guides to enable or disable this function.