Modify guidelines


After you add a guideline, you can select it, move it, rotate it, or lock it in place. You can also change the line style and color of guidelines.

To select a guideline

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To
Do the following
Select a single guideline
Click the guideline with the Pick tool .
Select all guidelines on a page
Click Edit Select all Guidelines. The local guidelines and master guidelines are selected.

To move or rotate a guideline

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1 Click Window Dockers Guidelines.
2 Select the guideline.
3 Perform any of the following tasks.

 

To
Do the following
Move a guideline
Specify the new location of the guideline in the x and y boxes, and click Modify.
You can also drag a guideline to a new position in the drawing window.
Rotate a guideline
Choose Angled from the Guideline type list box, type a value in the Angle of rotation box, and click Modify.
You can also use the Pick tool to click the guideline twice and then rotate the guideline when skewing handles appear.

To lock or unlock a guideline

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Right-click the guideline, and click Lock or Unlock.

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You can also click Window Dockers Guidelines and click the Lock guideline button .

To set the line style and color of a guideline

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1 Click Window Dockers Guidelines.
2 Open the Guideline color picker, and choose a guideline color.
3 Open the Guideline style picker, and choose a line style.

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