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Inspiring
Sep 10, 2025 7:44 PM UTC
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Guides - Enter precise values

Guides are nice, but could be improved to help more with precision. Would be nice if when you dragged a guide out from the rulers, then click on the guide, a text pop up box comes up so you can enter in the precise pixels you want the guide to be. Or maybe right click on the vertial or horizontal rulers to add a precise guide.

David.Arbor
David.ArborCorrect answer
Community Manager
Sep 10, 2025 8:17 PM UTC

Hi @Jacobson Made, great news, you can do exactly what you asked for already! 

Drag a guide out, then right-click on it to enter precise values. 

 

Thanks,
- David, After Effects Engineering Team

 

 

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David.Arbor
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Community Manager
Sep 10, 2025 8:17 PM UTC

Hi @Jacobson Made, great news, you can do exactly what you asked for already! 

Drag a guide out, then right-click on it to enter precise values. 

 

Thanks,
- David, After Effects Engineering Team

 

 

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Inspiring
Sep 11, 2025 3:25 AM UTC

Thanks @David.Arbor !! I thought I tried that already but guess my mouse was playing tricks on me.

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David.Arbor
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Sep 16, 2025 1:02 PM UTC

Glad it's working for you! And now anyone else looking to do the same thing will come across this thread and see that it's possible.

 

Thanks,
- David, After Effects Engineering Team

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