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You can even use this to align the centers of objects, or align objects to the center of
the page, or align them horizontally and vertically anywhere in the middle of the page
or edge of the page.
To toggle object snapping, click the SNAP TO OBJECTS button or right click and
choose "
SNAP TO" > "SNAP TO OBJECTS". You can also choose "WINDOW" >
"
SNAP TO GRID".
Refer to Object Handling for details on snapping to grid and snapping to objects.
Rulers
Rulers are turned off by default. To turn them on:
• Right click and choose
"SHOW GRID/GUIDES" > "SHOW RULERS" to turn display of
the grid on/off.
• Press "Ctrl + Shift + R".
• Or select "
WINDOW" > "BARS" > "SHOW RULERS".
Page & Layout Designer uses rulers to:
• Control text margins, tabs and indents (on page 189) in the
TEXT TOOL.
• Let you know which part of the page you are viewing;
• Show the current pointer X/Y position;
• Apply guidelines. If "
WINDOW" > "SNAP TO GRID" is active, guidelines snap to
divisions on the ruler. For more information on guidelines, refer to the guides &
guidelines section in "Object Handling".
As you create or scale objects, you can use the rulers to check their size. You can also
more accurately use the
SELECTOR TOOL (see "Selecting objects (on page 98)" for
more information).
Rulers are displayed at the left and top of the window. A dotted line on each ruler
follows the current pointer position.
The units and number of divisions on the rulers are the same as those set for
customizing the on-screen grid. These are set using the Grid & Ruler Tab (on page
348) of the options dialog box. The current units and any
scaling factor are displayed
on the right hand end of the top ruler.
Displaying/hiding rulers
Right click and choose "SHOW GRID/GUIDES" > "SHOW RULERS" ("Ctrl + Shift + R") to
turn rulers on/off. Any change applies to the current window and subsequent
windows you open. It does not affect other open windows.