Operation Manual

Working with Pages 41
When creating graphics for the computer screen, as opposed to the
printed page, it's useful to set a drawing scale ratio of one inch
(Page Distance) to 96 pixels (Ruler Distance).
Using snapping
The Snapping feature simplifies placement and alignment by "magnetizing"
moved or resized objects to various page layout aids and elements. Aids include
guide lines and snapping grid, while elements include page margins, rows,
columns, page edge, and page/margin centres.
Dynamic guides can be used to align and resize objects to existing object edges,
centres, and vertices. Guides appear automatically as you drag objects. For
technical/engineering drawing use, dynamic guides further support snapping to
object vertices (e.g., the points of a star, shape nodes and line/curve nodes). See
Snapping with dynamic guides on p. 44.
To turn snapping on and off globally:
• Click Snapping on the Standard toolbar., check or uncheck
the Snapping box.
Alternatively, switch Snapping on or off via the Arrange menu.
To turn individual snapping controls on and off:
• Click the down arrow on the Snapping button (Standard
toolbar) and check/uncheck a specific snapping option via the drop-
down list (e.g., Snap to Guides).
All snapping options are described as follows:
Snap to Guides
Objects will jump to visible ruler guides.