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• To reposition a ruler guide, click it, and then drag it to a different location when the
guide pointer displays. You can also double-click the ruler guide with the Item tool
selected and enter a new location into the Guide Manager Pro dialog box.
• To remove a ruler guide, drag the guide off the page.
• To remove all ruler guides from a page, scroll until a portion of the page displays, then
press Option/Alt and drag the guide back on to the ruler.
• To remove all ruler guides from a spread's pasteboard, scroll until a portion of the
pasteboard displays, then press Option/Alt and click a portion of the ruler.
See also "Guide Manager Pro XTensions software."
Snapping to guides
QuarkXPress lets you create a "magnetic field" around guides so that when you drag
an item close to a guide, it automatically aligns with it. This feature is called Snap to
Guides (View menu) and the width of the magnetic field is called the Snap Distance.
To control snapping with QuarkXPress controls, make sure View > Snap to Guides is
checked. To specify the distance, choose QuarkXPress/Edit > Preferences > Print
Layout > Guides & Grid and enter a pixel value in the Snap Distance field.
You can also choose View > Snap to Page Grids to force items to align with the master
page grid. The value in the Snap Distance field applies to master page grids as well.
For more information, see "Snapping items to design grids."
Dynamic Guides
Dynamic Guides are nonprinting temporary guides that appear when you create or
manipulate items on a page. They help you align items relative to other items and to
the page in a layout . You can specify the type of dynamic guides and the feedback
that appears.
When you create, transform or move an item, Dynamic Guides automatically appear
to assist in positioning the new item relative to an existing item or to the page.
Choose View > Dynamic Guides > Show/Hide Dynamic Guides to turn guides on
or off.
You can change when and how Dynamic Guides appear by using the View > Dynamic
Guides sub-menu to select the following options:
• Select Align to Center of Item to display guide lines that are generated when the
center of items are aligned with the center and/or edges of other items.These are
generated when you create and move items.
• Select Align to Edges of Item to display guide lines that are generated when the edges
of items are aligned with the edges of other items.These are generated when you create
and move items.
• Select Align to Center of Page to display guide lines that are generated when the
edges or center of items are aligned with the center of the page. These are generated
when you create and move items.
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