Rulers

To show or hide the rulers
To show or hide the rulers for Desktop and Tablet mode
To customize the rulers
To move a ruler

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.

To show or hide the rulers

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• Click View 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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1 Click Image Document Options.
2 Click Rulers.
3 On the Rulers page, enable or disable the following check boxes:
• Show rulers in Desktop mode
• Show rulers in Tablet mode

To customize the rulers

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1 Click Image Document Options.
2 Click Rulers.
3 In the Units area, choose a unit of measure from the following list boxes:
• Horizontal
• 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.
4 In the Origin area, type values in the following boxes:
• Horizontal
• 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.
5 In the Tick divisions area, type a value in the Amount 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.

 

 

 

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