Operation Manual

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To Do the following
Set guides to align to individual objects in a group
Click the Individual objects in a group button .
Distribute objects using the same spacing as the closest onscreen
objects
Ensure that the Intelligent spacing button is enabled, and
drag the object until indicator arrows appear.
Position an object equidistantly between two other objects Ensure that the Intelligent spacing button is enabled, and drag the
object between two other objects until indicator arrows appear.
Scale objects to the same dimensions as other onscreen objects
Ensure that the Intelligent dimensioning button is enabled,
and scale the object until indicator arrows appear.
Rotate objects to the same angle as other rotated onscreen objects Ensure that the Intelligent dimensioning button is enabled, and
rotate the object until rotation indicators appear.
You can access most alignment guide controls on the Layout toolbar by clicking the Layout toolbar button .
To add margin alignment guides
1
Click Window Dockers Alignment and dynamic guides.
2
In the Alignment and dynamic guides docker, click the Alignment guides button .
3 Perform any of the following tasks.
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To Do the following
Add margin alignment guides Enable the Margins check box. If the Margins check box is not
displayed, click the arrow button located at the bottom of the
Alignment guides section.
Change the line color of margins Open the Margin line color picker, and choose a color.
Change the line style of margins Open the Margin line style picker, and choose a line style.
Set horizontal margins Type a value in the Horizontal margin box, click the Horizontal
margin button, and choose one of the following options:
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Offset horizontally — creates a margin of the specified
distance around an object
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Inset horizontally — creates a margin of the specified
distance within an object
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Offset and inset horizontally — creates margins of the
specified distance around and within an object