Column and margin guides show where a page’s outside margins are and where columns (if any) should be placed.

QuarkXPress automatically places column guides and margin guides in all new Print layouts. You can specify their position in the Column Guides and Margin Guides fields in the New Project dialog box (File > New > Project) or in the New Layout dialog box (Layout > New).

When a master page is displayed in the project window, you can use the Master Guides & Grid dialog box (Page > Master Guides & Grid) to change the placement of column guides and margin guides. If you check Automatic Text Box in the New Project dialog box (File > New > Project) or the New Layout dialog box (Layout > New), the values you specify in the Margin Guides area define the size and placement of the automatic text box.

For information about creating column and margin guides, see “Configuring a master page grid.”

For more information, see “Guide Manager Pro.”