You can switch the visibility of guides by checking or unchecking Guides on the Layout tab in the Show group. Click and drag the slider to move the guide to the desired position. To move a guide, hover over its position on the ruler until a slider control appears. Offset from edge-Place guides at a given distance from the edges of the pageįor Single location, Evenly spaced, and Offset from edge, you can specify a Position in page units for the guides to draw.Center-Place a guide at the center of the page.Evenly spaced-Create evenly spaced guides across the page starting at 0.Single location-Place a guide at the specified position.Both-Create both horizontal and vertical guides simultaneously.The Add Guides dialog box allows you to choose the orientation and placement of your guides. Choose Add Guides to open a dialog box with options for placing guides at exact locations. Choose Add Guide to create a single vertical or horizontal blue guide at the location you right-clicked the ruler. To add guides, right-click the ruler and choose Add Guide or Add Guides. They are not included when the layout is exported or printed. Guides are lines drawn vertically or horizontally at a specified location on the page for visual reference.
GuidesĪdd guides to help position and size elements on the page. On the Page Setup tab, click the Page units drop-down menu. Here, you can set some options that will be used as default on any new print layout: Layout defaults let you specify the default font to use With Grid appearance, you can set the grid style and its color.