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Understanding Smart Guides
                   As you dragged the selection
                 PHOTOSHOP FOUNDATIONS  of pink lines appearing in                           We dragged the
                   marquee in the previous exercise,
                   you might have noticed a series
                   different locations. These lines
                                                                                             Green Circle layer
                   are a function of Smart Guides,
                                                                                             with the Move tool.
                   which make it easier to align layer
                   content to other layers or to 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
                                               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 find the distance between the
                                                     selected layer content and the canvas edges.









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