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Getting Started > Measuring > Drafting Tools

Rulers:

When visible, rulers appear along the top and left side of the active window. Markers in the ruler display the pointer's

certain positions when you move your pointer. Check off the View > Rulers menu item to hide or show the Rulers.

Guides:

Guides appear as vertical and horizonal lines that float over the entire image. Guides can be moved around in the

image to help serve as a way to precisely mark positions and make things symmetrical. It has the advantages over

using the grid lines in that useless lines will not clutter your image.

Using Guides:

Click on any location on one of the two rulers and pull down towards ther canvas. To create a horizontal guide, you

must drag the cursor from the vertical (up/down) ruler. To create a vertical guide, you must drag the cursor from the

horizontal (right/left) ruler. You can also click the View > Guides menu item to turn the guides function on/off and

enter settings.

Snap to Guides:

Select the View > Snap to Guides menu item to use this function. Snap to Guides means that when you move

objects, they will adhere to the sides of the lines, making things even. This option offers precision moves for layers.

Grids:

Use the View > Grid menu item to turn the grid function on/off.

Change Grid Settings:

Use the View > Grid menu item and check off the Grid option if you like to have grids.1.

Use the File > Preferences menu item, Rulers and Grid tab in the Preferences dialog to select the line color by

double clicking on the color box. You can also select grid styles: such as Lines, Dashed lines, or Dots, and line

spacing.