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4. Click the horizontal page ruler (at the top of the document window) and
drag down until the cursor feedback indicates that the guide is positioned at
Y: 0.125 in. With the cursor inside the page area, release the mouse button.
As you drag, cursor feedback shows the current position of the guide you are placing; Note:
this makes it very easy to precisely position guides. (You might need to zoom in to at Y values define vertical
least 100% to drag the guide to the correct position.)
(top-to-bottom)
The Control panel, ruler, and cursor position; X values define
feedback all show the location of the guide. horizontal (left-to-right)
position.
Note:
If you drag a guide
outside of the page
edge, the guide will
extend across the entire
5. Click the horizontal page ruler again and drag a guide to Y: 10.875 in. pasteboard. You can also
press Command/Control
while dragging a guide
onto the page to extend
the guide the entire
width of the pasteboard.
Note:
If the Control panel
6. Click the vertical ruler and drag a guide to X: 0.125 in. is not visible, you can
Watch the marker on the horizontal ruler to judge the guide’s position. show it by choosing
Window>Control.
Drag from the Note:
vertical ruler to add
a vertical guide. You can click the
intersection of the rulers
and drag to reposition
7. Click the vertical ruler again and drag a second vertical guide to X: 8.375 in. the zero point away from
the top-left corner of the
page. If you do reposition
the zero point, you can
double-click the ruler
intersection to reset the
original zero point.
8. Using the Selection tool, click anywhere in the document space to deselect
the guide you just created.
9. Save the file and continue to the next stage of the project.
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