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turner111
Inspiring
March 1, 2011
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Can guides be set precisely/numerically?

  • March 1, 2011
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For example, I'd like to set guides at 20 cm, 35.2 cm, and 45.5 cm.

Can I do this numerically? It's not feeling too precise when just zooming/dragging, even with snapping... numeric positioning would make life a lot easier!

I'm in CS3.

Thanks,

Andrew

    Correct answer Steve Werner

    Select each guide and you can precisely set the X or Y value for its position on the Control panel.

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    anumahan
    Participant
    December 26, 2018

    And Shift + Double Click near the required ruler mark to snap the guide precisely.

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    Anonymous
    March 7, 2011

    And one more thing -- if you want to set a guide at one of the indicated ruler divisions (for example, at 1/8, 1/4, etc. for inches), just double click the ruler at that point. It creates the guide for you. If you need a guide between two existing measurements, zoom in until another tick appears on the ruler between the two existing ticks and then doubleclick the new tick.

    Harbs.
    Harbs.
    Legend
    March 8, 2011

    Also: Shift drag snaps the guide to ruler marks (ticks), option drag duplicates them, etc.

    The "rule" of ruler guides is that they work the way you'd expect regular objects to...

    Harbs

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    turner111Author
    Inspiring
    March 5, 2011

    Thanks all!

    I honestly do not know how I missed this...

    Stix_Hart
    Stix_Hart
    Inspiring
    March 2, 2011

    And to add another tip you can also Step & Repeat them too....


      Peter Spier
      Community Expert
      Peter SpierCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      March 1, 2011

      Sure. Select the guide and type the value in the coordinate field in the Control Pallette. Holding the shift key while dragging a guide ought to snap it to ruler divisions, though.

        Steve Werner
        Community Expert
        Steve WernerCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
        Community Expert
        March 1, 2011

        Select each guide and you can precisely set the X or Y value for its position on the Control panel.

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