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Editing objects, layout parts, and the layout background
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ILEMAKER PRO HELP 371
Note Objects snap to layout part boundaries when View menu > Guides > Snap to Guides is
selected.
Using dynamic guides
When you drag objects to move, resize, or position them on a layout, dynamic guides appear near
or on other objects to help you create and edit them more precisely. Dynamic guides also “snap-to”
the upper and lower boundaries and the centers of objects as you move, resize, or position them.
For example, when you drag an object to a new position on a layout, dynamic guides appear when
an edge moves close to the edge of another object. When you drag an object to resize it, dynamic
guides appear when the new width or height matches the size of another object on the layout.
To use dynamic guides:
• To turn on dynamic guides, in Layout mode, choose View menu > Dynamic Guides.
• To turn off dynamic guides, choose View menu > Dynamic Guides again.
To In Layout mode, do this
Create a vertical guide Drag out from the vertical ruler. (If the ruler isn’t displayed,
select View menu
> Rulers.)
Create a horizontal guide Drag down from the horizontal ruler. (If the ruler isn’t
displayed, select View menu
> Rulers.)
Move a guide Drag the guide to the new position.
If a guide is locked, you must unlock it before you can move
it.
Use guides in other layouts you create or
edit
Right-click the guide, then choose Share Guide with All
Layouts. A guide shared with other layouts is a different
color from the one used only for the current layout.
To use a shared guide only with the current layout, right-click
the guide, then choose Share Guide with All Layouts
again.
Lock a guide Right-click the guide, then choose Lock Guide. A locked
guide is a different color from an unlocked guide.
To unlock a guide, choose Lock Guide again.
Remove a guide • Drag a horizontal guide back to the horizontal ruler,
or a vertical guide back to the vertical ruler.
• Or, right-click the guide, then choose Remove
Guide.
Show or hide the guides To show guides, choose View menu > Guides > Show
Guides. To hide guides, choose Show Guides again.
Turn the “snap-to” effect on or off Choose View menu > Guides > Snap to Guides. To turn it
off, choose Snap to Guides again.
Note Objects snap to guides even when the guides are
hidden.