Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
For the remainder of the lesson, you will transform content using a variety of methods and
tools.
Working with rulers and guides
Rulers
help you accurately place and measure objects. They appear at the top and left of the
Document window and can be shown and hidden.
Guides
are non-printing lines that help you
align objects. Next, you will create a few guides based on ruler measurements so that later
you can more accurately align content.
1.
In the Artboards panel, double-click to the right or left of the name “Card-front” to fit
that artboard in the Document window.
2.
Choose View > Rulers > Show Rulers, if you don't see the rulers.
Note
You may not see “1/2” in your ruler, and that's okay. You can zoom in until
you see “1/2” using any method, including View > Zoom In. Zooming in to
your document shows finer measurement increments in the rulers.
3.
Shift-drag from the left vertical ruler toward the right to create a vertical guide at 1/2
inch on the horizontal ruler. Notice, as you drag with the Shift key pressed, that the
guide “snaps” to the measurements on the ruler. (The guide snaps because the Shift key
is pressed.) Release the mouse button, and then release the Shift key. The guide is
selected.
Tip
To change the units for a document, you can right-click (Windows) or Ctrl-
click (Mac OS) either ruler and choose the new units.
Take a look at the rulers, and notice the point where 0 appears on each ruler. The point on
