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roncurington
Inspiring
February 18, 2019
Answered

Guides won't move

I'm trying to move / re-position a gid and it won't move. The "Lock guide" option is turned off. The layer is not locked.
I can select the guide but I can't move it.

What am I missing?

    seskoy
    seskoyCorrect answer
    Participant
    May 14, 2025

    It seems bugged but this is what worked for me. Go into your layer panel, find the guide and you can select it from there.

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    sharp_hands16B8
    Community Expert
    sharp_hands16B8Community Expert
    Community Expert
    February 18, 2019

    Is this happening across all files or just this one?

    If you create a guide within this document on a new parent layer, does it work ok?

    Are you using a wacom, or other special type of mouse with a driver that could be glitching?

    What happens if you draw a line and convert it to a guide, does it act the same?

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    Kurt Gold
    Community Expert
    Kurt GoldCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    February 18, 2019

    Which version of Illustrator are you using?

    In some former versions there was a bug that prevented the user from selecting/moving custom guides with the selection tools at certain (higher) zoom levels.

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    roncuringtonAuthor
    Inspiring
    February 18, 2019

    Update...

    After further fiddling with it. It seems i can select the guide using the Layers pallet but not directly using the Selection tool.

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      hammer0909
      Community Expert
      hammer0909Community Expert
      Community Expert
      February 18, 2019

      Make sure that lock guides is not enabled in the view menu and also make sure that it’s not turned on in the layer options (double click on the layer).

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