Creating guides with Guide Manager Pro

Guide Manager Pro provides two methods for creating guides.

  • To create guides numerically using Guide Manager Pro, click the Create a New Guide button at the top of the Guides palette or choose New from the palette menu. Use the Guide Attributes dialog box to specify the Location, Direction, and guide Type. You can also specify the View Scale at which the guide displays (at the default value, 0%, the guide will always display). Choose a Guide Color and specify whether it is Locked so it cannot be moved with the mouse. Click Preview to see your guide on-screen before creating it, and then click OK.

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The Guide Attributes dialog box

Note: You can also display the Guide Attributes dialog box by double-clicking an existing guide in the layout.

  • To create guides automatically from the boundaries of a box, select the box and then choose Create Guides From Box from the palette menu. Use the Create Guides From Box controls to adjust the positions of the guides that will be placed at the Top, Bottom, Left, and Right sides of the box. The remaining controls work the same as those in the Guide Attributes dialog box.

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The Create Guides From Box options for creating guides around the rectangular boundaries of a box of any shape.

Creating guides with Guide Manager Pro