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February 9, 2018
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Can't See Guide Position Relative to Ruler While Dragging?

  • February 9, 2018
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I'm not sure what preference/feature/window I unwittingly turned off, but for some reason when I drag a new guide to position it on my artboard, Illustrator is not showing me any info on where my guide is relative to the ruler. No little popup by my cursor. No info displaying anywhere in Illustrator.

I tried unlocking guides and also clicking on the guide (while unlocked) to position it numerically, but I get nothing.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.

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Correct answer tonyharmer

Hey

Clicking on the guide while it's unlocked should show the X and Y location information in the Control Strip/Properties Panel, as well as the Transform Panel and Info Panel (if they're open).

Could you open those panels and try again?

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tonyharmer
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February 9, 2018

Hey

Clicking on the guide while it's unlocked should show the X and Y location information in the Control Strip/Properties Panel, as well as the Transform Panel and Info Panel (if they're open).

Could you open those panels and try again?

tonyharmer
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February 9, 2018

Also, if you're trying to set up precise guides quickly, you could use objects and then convert those to guides (CMD+5/CTRL+5).

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RectanglesAuthor
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February 9, 2018

Got it, Tony.

Thanks! And I'll mark this as answered.

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