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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
                Smart Guides, which make it easier to                                         We dragged the
                align layer content to other layers or the                                    Green Circle layer
                overall canvas.                                                               with the Move tool.

                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
                                                content on other layers.  the overall canvas.






                                                                                              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.



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