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16. Double-click the intersection of the two rulers.
This resets the file’s zero point to the original position (the top-left corner of the canvas).

Double-click the ruler Note:
intersection to reset the
original zero point. Press Option/Alt and
click a guide to change
it from vertical to
horizontal (or vice versa).
The guide rotates around
17. Zoom out so you can see the entire canvas in the document window.
the point where you click,
18. Choose View>New Guide. In the resulting dialog box, choose the which can be useful if
Horizontal option and type 10.875 in the field and click OK. you need to find a corner
based on the position of
This dialog box always measures the position of guides from the canvas’s top-left corner, an existing guide.
regardless of the zero point as reflected in the rulers.

Note:

You can press Command/
19. Choose View>New Guide again. Choose the Vertical option and type 8.375 Control-; to toggle the
in the field. Click OK. visibility of page guides.

20. Click the View menu and make sure a checkmark appears to the left of Lock
Guides. If no checkmark is there, choose Lock Guides to toggle on that option.
After you carefully position specific guides, it’s a good idea to lock them so you don’t
accidentally move or delete them later. If you need to move a guide at any point, simply
choose View>Lock Guides to toggle off the option temporarily.

The outside
guides mark the
trim edge.

The inside
guides mark the
live area.

The option should
be checked.

21. Save the file and continue to the next exercise.
Because you have already saved this working file with a new name, you can simply
choose File>Save, or press Command/Control-S to save without opening a dialog box.
If you want to change the file name, you can always choose File>Save As.

Project 1: Composite Movie Ad 35