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Using snap guides

Options for the guides are available in the menu that opens by clicking

on an empty part of the page in Normal view and choosing Snap Lines

or by selecting View > Guides from the menu bar. A submenu with

three options opens:

• Visible Guides (Snap Lines Visible): the guides are shown on

the slide.

• Snap to Guides (Snap to Snap Lines): the anchor points of the

objects snap to the guides when the objet is moved or resized.

• Guides to Front (Snap Lines to Front): the guides are brought

to the foreground and cover the objects.

Note

The main menu uses the term

Guides

, but the pop-up menu

refers to

Snap Lines

To create a new Guide:

1) Right-click on an empty part of the work area and select Insert

Snap Point/Line from the pop-up menu.

2) In the dialog box that appears, specify the type (Point, Vertical

line, or Horizontal line).

3) Depending on the choice made, the two edit fields

and

become active; enter the position of the Guide.

4) Click OK to close the dialog box.

Tip

When positioning the Snap Guides, it is useful to display the

rulers. To do so, select View > Rulers.

Tip

Drag a Snap Guide directly onto the slide by clicking on the ruler

and then dragging onto the slide.

To edit a Guide:

1) Right-click next to or on the guide to be edited.

2) Select Edit Snap line from the pop-up menu.

3) Enter the new value (or values) and click OK.

To delete a Guide:

1) Right-click next or on the guide to be deleted.

2) Choose Delete Snap line from the pop-up menu.

Figure 79 show the three types of guides, the grid on a slide, and the

dialog box to create a new Guide.

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