Operation Manual

Working with Pages 53
You also have the option of setting up row and column
guides as an underlying layout aid. PagePlus represents
rows and columns on the page area with dashed blue
guide
lines. Unlike the dashed grey frame margins and columns,
row and column guides don't control where frame text
flows. Rather, they serve as visual aids that help you
match the frame layout to the desired column layout.
Bleed area guides assist you in positioning "bleed"
elements that you want to run to the edge of a trimmed
page. T
o allow for inaccuracies in the trimming process in
professional printing, it's a good idea to extend these
elements beyond the "trim edge"—
the dimensions defined
by your Page Setup. With bleed guides switched on, the
page border expands by a distance you specify, and the
trim edge is shown with dashed lines and little "scissors"
symbols. Note that these guide lines are just a visual aid;
only the Bleed limit setting in the Publish as PDF or Print
dialog extends the actual output page size.
Ruler guides are free-floating lines that you set by
clicking and dragging from the rulers. They are "sticky" so
that objects can snap to them, then be moved collectively
with guide movement.
Defining layout guides
To define layout guides:
• Click Layout Guides on the Page context toolbar, Layout
Guides... from the File menu, or right-click on a blank part of the
page and choose Layout Guides. Then in the Layout Guides dialog,
use the Margins tab to set guide lines for page margins, rows and
columns, and bleed areas.