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Unlike frame margins and columns, these layout guides don't control where
frame text flows. Rather, they serve as visual aids that help you match your
frame layout to the desired column layout. Usually the frame column width
matches the underlying page column guides, but sometimes (for example in
multiple-column layouts) the frame column will take up two, or even three, of
the page columns.
To define layout guides:
• Choose Layout Guides... from the Edit menu.
OR
• Right-click on a blank part of the page and choose Layout Guides....
The Margins tab lets you set guide lines for page margins, rows, and columns.
You can set the left, right, top, and bottom margins individually. The dialog
also provides options for balanced margins (left matching right, top matching
bottom).
Use the Row and Column Guides section to define guides for rows and
columns. If you want rows or columns of uneven width, first place them at
fixed intervals, then later drag on the guides to reposition them as required.
To show or hide layout guides you've defined:
• Check or uncheck Guide Lines on the View menu.
This setting also affects any ruler guides you've placed on the page area.
Rulers
The WebPlus rulers mimic the paste-up artist's T-square, and serve several
purposes:
• To act as a measuring tool
•
he snapping grid
e expressed in pixels only and can be set for horizontal and vertical
rulers.
To create ruler guides for aligning and snapping
• To define the dot grid, and (indirectly) t
To select the measurement interval:
• Choose Options... from the Tools menu and select the Rulers page.
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