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Understanding Smart Guides
As you dragged the layer in the previous
exercise, you might have noticed a series
of pink lines appearing in different
locations. These lines are a function of We dragged the
Green Circle layer
Smart Guides, which make it easier to with the Move tool.
align layer content to other layers or the
overall canvas.
Smart Guides are active by default, but
you can toggle them on and off in the
View>Show submenu.
Smart Guides identify Smart Guides identify
the center and edges of the center and edges of
the overall canvas. content on other layers.
The Green Circle
layer is selected.
Press Command/Control and hover
over an object to find the distance
between it and the selected layer.
Press Command/Control and hover over the
canvas to find the distance between the
selected layer content and the canvas edges.
Project 1: New Music Artwork 55
