Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
each ruler where the vertical 0 and the horizontal 0 appear is called the
ruler origin
. By
default, the ruler origin is in the upper-left corner of the active artboard. As you can see, the
0 point on both rulers corresponds to the edges of the active artboard.
There are two types of rulers in Illustrator:
artboard rulers
and
global rulers
. Artboard
rulers, which are the default rulers that you are seeing, set the ruler origin at the upper-left
corner of the
active
artboard as shown, in the figure above. Global rulers set the ruler origin
at the upper-left corner of the
first
artboard, no matter which artboard is active.
4.
Choose View > Fit All In Window.
Note
You could switch between artboard and global rulers by choosing View >
Rulers > and selecting Global or Artboard, (depending on which option is
currently chosen), but don't do that now.
5.
With the Selection tool ( ), click each of the artboards and, as you do, look at the
horizontal and vertical rulers. Notice that the 0 for each ruler is always in the upper-
left corner of the active (selected) artboard.
6.
In the Artboards panel, double-click to the right or left of the name “Card-front” to fit
that artboard in the Document window.
7.
With the Selection tool, click the guide to select it, if necessary (it will be orange in
color when selected). Change the X value in the Control panel to
.25 in
, and press
Enter or Return.
Note
If you don't see the X value, you can click the word “Transform” or open the
Transform panel (Window > Transform).
Guides are similar to drawn objects in that they can be selected like a drawn line, and
they can be deleted by pressing the Backspace or Delete key.
Tip
If you Ctrl-drag (Windows) or Command-drag (Mac OS) from the ruler
intersect, you create a horizontal and vertical guide that intersects where you
release the mouse button and then release the Ctrl or Command key.
8.
Position the pointer in the upper-left corner of the Document window, where the rulers
intersect ( ), and drag the pointer to the upper-right corner of the artboard (not to the
corner of the red bleed guides). When the word “intersect” appears, release the mouse
button.
