Corel PHOTO-PAINT Help | Setting up the rulers

Quick links to procedures on this page:

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To show or hide the rulers

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To show or hide the rulers for Desktop and Tablet mode

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To customize the rulers

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To move a ruler

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To calibrate the rulers

Setting up the rulers

The on-screen rulers provide a visual reference to help you size and position images, objects, and editable areas. You can show or hide the rulers at any time. In addition, you can show and hide the rulers for Desktop mode and Tablet mode independently to suit your workflow. By default, the rulers are displayed in Desktop mode and hidden when you switch to Tablet mode.

As you move the pointer in the image window, marks on the rulers indicate its position. You can also customize the rulers’ zero mark position and specify a unit of measure for the current document.

You can move the rulers anywhere in the image window; however, by default they appear along the top and left sides of the image window. Calibrating the rulers ensures the distances on the screen match real-world distances.

To show or hide the rulers

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Click View

Show rulers.

A check mark beside the menu command indicates that the rulers are displayed.

The rulers displayed.

To show or hide the rulers for Desktop and Tablet mode

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Click Tools

Options.

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In the Document list of categories, click Rulers.

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On the Rulers page, enable or disable the following check boxes:

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Show rulers in Desktop mode

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Show rulers in Tablet mode

To customize the rulers

1 .

Click Tools

Options.

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In the Document list of categories, click Ruler.

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In the Units area, choose a unit of measure from the following list boxes:

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Horizontal

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Vertical

If you want to use the same unit of measure for both the horizontal and vertical rulers, enable the Same units for horizontal and vertical rulers check box.

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In the Origin area, type values in the following boxes:

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Horizontal

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Vertical

The origin value indicates the distance, in the units of measure you specify, between the zero mark of the ruler and the point of origin of the ruler. For example, an origin value of 4 for the horizontal ruler moves the zero mark of that ruler four units away from the origin — the point where the ruler begins.

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Type a value in the Tick divisions box.

If you want to display fractions on the rulers, enable the Show fractions check box.

To move a ruler

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Hold down Shift, and drag a ruler to a new position.

You can also
Return the rulers to their original positions	Hold down Shift, and double-click a ruler.
Move both rulers at the same time	Hold down Shift, and drag the intersection point of the two rulers.

To calibrate the rulers

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Click Tools

Options.

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In the Document list of categories, click Ruler.

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Click Calibrate rulers.

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Hold a clear plastic ruler next to the horizontal and vertical rulers displayed on your screen.

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Type values in the following boxes so that one inch on each ruler corresponds exactly to one inch on the plastic ruler:

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Horizontal

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Vertical

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