Quick links to procedures on this page:

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To display or hide the guidelines
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To add a horizontal or vertical guideline
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To add an angled guideline
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To use an object as a guide
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To set guidelines for the entire document
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To add preset guidelines
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To remove a guideline

Setting up guidelines

Guidelines are lines that can be placed anywhere in the drawing window to aid in object placement. In some applications, guidelines are known as guides.

There are three types of guidelines: horizontal, vertical, and angled. By default, the application displays guidelines that you add to the drawing window, but you can hide them at any time. You can also use objects as guides.

You can set guidelines for individual pages or you can set guidelines for the entire document. For more information about local and master guidelines, see Local layers and master layers.

You can add a guideline wherever you need one; however, you can also choose to add preset guidelines. There are two types of preset guidelines: Corel presets and user-defined presets. An example of a Corel preset is one with guidelines that appear at one-inch margins. User-defined presets are guidelines whose location you specify. For example, you can add preset guidelines that display margins at a distance you specify or that define a column layout or grid. You can remove guidelines at any time.

Guidelines use the unit of measure specified for rulers. For information about ruler settings, see To customize ruler settings.

To display or hide the guidelines Back to Top
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Click View Guidelines.
A check mark beside the Guidelines command indicates that the guidelines are displayed.
You can also display or hide the guidelines by clicking Tools Guidelines and clicking the Show or hide guidelines button .
You can also access the Guidelines docker by right-clicking a ruler and then clicking Guidelines setup.
To add a horizontal or vertical guideline Back to Top
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Click Tools Guidelines.
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Choose one of the following options from the Guideline type list box:
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Horizontal
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Vertical
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Specify the location of the guideline in the x or y box.
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Click Add.
You can also add a guideline by dragging from the horizontal or vertical ruler to the drawing window.
To add an angled guideline Back to Top
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Click Tools Guidelines.
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Choose Angled from the Guideline type list box
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Specify the location of the guideline in the x and y boxes.
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Type a value in Angle of rotation box.
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Click Add.
You can also add an angled guideline by dragging from the horizontal or vertical ruler in the drawing window, and typing a value in the Angle of rotation box on the property bar.
To use an object as a guide Back to Top
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In the Object manager docker, click the Guides layer on the page you want.
If the Object manager docker is not open, click Window Object manager.
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Draw and position the object you want to use as a guide.
To set guidelines for the entire document Back to Top
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In the Object manager docker, click Guides (all pages) on the Master page.
If the Object manager docker is not open, click Window Object manager.
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In the drawing window, add the guidelines you want.
The guidelines that you set on the Guides (all pages) layer of the Master page appear on all pages of the document. These guidelines appear in addition to any guidelines that you set for individual pages.
To add preset guidelines Back to Top
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Click Tools Options.
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In the Document, Guidelines list of categories, click Presets.
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Enable one of the following options:
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Corel presets
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User-defined presets
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Specify guideline settings by enabling the corresponding check boxes.
If you enable the User-defined presets option, specify values in the Margins, Columns, or Grid area.
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Click Apply presets.
To remove a guideline Back to Top
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Click Tools Guidelines.
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Choose a guideline from the list.
You can choose multiple guidelines by holding down Ctrl as you click.
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Click the Delete guideline button .
You can also remove individual guidelines by dragging them off the document window, or clicking a guideline with the Pick tool and pressing Delete.
To delete a preset guideline, click Tools Options. In the Document, Guidelines list of categories, click Presets. Disable the check box beside the preset guideline that you want to delete.
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