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define smArt guide preferenCes
Adobe Illustrator provides many tools to help you create precise lines and shapes.
Smart Guides are dynamic snap-to guides that help you create, align, and transform
objects. Smart Guides also show you when the cursor is at a precise angle relative to
the original position of the object or point you’re moving. In this exercise, you will
make sure the correct Smart Guides are active.

1. With icons.ai open, click the Preferences button in the Control panel or
Properties panel.
When nothing is selected in the file, you can access the Preferences dialog box directly
from either panel. If something is selected in the file, you have to choose from the
Illustrator>Preferences (Macintosh) or Edit>Preferences (Windows) submenu.

2. Choose Smart Guides in the list of categories on the left.

3. In the Display section, check all but the Construction Guides option.
The Display options determine what is visible when
Smart Guides are active:
• When Alignment Guides is active, Smart Guides
show when a new or moved object aligns to the
center or edge of a nearby object.
• When Object Highlighting is active, moving the
mouse over any part of an unselected object shows
the anchors and paths that make up that object.
• When Transform Tools is active, Smart Guides
display when you scale, rotate, or shear objects.
• When Anchor/Path Labels is active, Smart Guides
include labels that show the type of element (path
or anchor) under the cursor.
• When Measurement Labels is active, Smart Guides
show the distance and angle of movement.
• When Construction Guides is active, Smart Guides appear when you move objects
in the file at or near defined angles (0°, 45°, 90°, and 135° are the default angles). A
number of common angle options are built into the related menu, or you can type
up to six specific angles in the available fields.

4. Click OK to close the Preferences dialog box.

5. Choose View>Smart Guides to make sure that option is toggled on (checked).
If the option is already checked, simply move your mouse away from the menu and click
to dismiss the menu without changing the active option.

6. Continue to the next exercise.

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