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Rulers as a measuring tool
The most obvious role for rulers is as a measuring tool. As you move the mouse
pointer, a small line marker along each ruler displays the current horizontal and
vertical cursor position. When you select an object the rulers not only show its
position, but also its extent by a lighter coloured area (also showing the object's
dimensions).
Creating guides
If you want to position objects repeatedly on the same horizontal or vertical
boundary then guides can be used. DrawPlus lets you set up horizontal and
vertical guides—non-printing, red lines you can use to align one object with
another. Guides are “sticky” as long as you have Snap to Guides turned on (via
Tools>Options>Snapping), i.e. a moved object will behave as if it is attracted to
a guide as you move it close to the line. Guides also attract the object when you
are changing its size.