Use Guidelines to Align Objects

You can use horizontal and vertical guidelines as a straight-edge to align and place objects. When an edge or the center of an object gets close to a guideline, that edge or center automatically snaps to the guideline. Options for guidelines can be set up in the Guidelines Setup dialog. This dialog box lets you define 32 horizontal and 32 vertical guidelines. Guidelines act as a straight-edge, allowing you to align and place objects precisely. When an edge or center of an object gets close to a guide, that edge or center automatically snaps to the guide.

To open the Guidelines Setup dialog:

1. Open Graphics Builder.

2. From the View menu, select Guidelines Setup.

3. The dialog provides the following options.

To run a guideline horizontally across a page:

4. Select Horizontal.

5. Enter a position (distance from the top of your page) for the guideline, and click Set.

To run a guideline vertically down a page:

6. Select Vertical.

7. Enter a position (distance from the left edge of your page) for the guideline, and click Set.

To display the guidelines:

8. From the View menu, select Guidelines Setup.

9. On the Guideline Setup dialog box, select the Display Guidelines check box.

To snap objects to the nearest guideline:

• On the Guidelines Setup dialog box, select the Snap to Guidelines check box.

  Or:

  Press the F7 key.

To move a guideline:

10. Move the cursor over the guideline.

11. Click and hold the left mouse button.

12. Move the guideline to a new location.

13. Release the mouse button.

To create a new guideline with the mouse:

14. Move the cursor over the guideline.

15. Press and hold the Ctrl key.

16. Click and hold the left mouse button.

17. Move the guideline to a new position.

18. Release the mouse button and Ctrl key.

To delete a guideline with the mouse:

• Drag the guideline to the edge of the page.