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PROJECTS AND LAYOUTS
ruler guide, the guide’s position is indicated in the X field (for vertical ruler
guides) or the Y field (for horizontal ruler guides).
If, as you create a horizontal ruler guide, you release the mouse button when the •
ruler guide is positioned over the pasteboard, the ruler guide will extend across
the pasteboard and all the pages in the spread. If you release the mouse button
when the horizontal ruler guide is positioned over a document page, the ruler
guide will display only on that page.
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.”
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:
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