Guides, Grids, And Rulers - Adobe 65045315 - Photoshop Elements Use Manual

USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 10
Working in Photoshop Elements
Note: The Window > Images options are enabled only when Allow Floating Documents In Full Edit Mode is selected in
preferences.
Close windows
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In Full Edit, do one of the following:
• Choose File > Close to close the active window.
• Click the Close button
• Right-click a thumbnail in the Project Bin and choose Close.
• Choose File > Close All to close all open windows.

Guides, grids, and rulers

About rulers, grids, and guides
In Full Edit, rulers, grids, and guides help you position items (such as selections, layers, and shapes) precisely across
the width or length of an image. In Quick Fix, only guides and grids are available.
When visible, rulers appear along the top and left side of the active window. Markers in the ruler display the pointer's
position when you move it. Changing the ruler origin (the 0, 0 mark on the top and left rulers) lets you measure from
a specific point on the image. The ruler origin also determines the grid's point of origin.
Use the View menu to show or hide the rulers (Full Edit only), the grid, or the guide. The View menu also helps you
to enable or disable the snapping of items to the grid or guide.
Change the rulers' zero origin and settings
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In Full Edit, do one of the following:
• To change the rulers' zero origin, position the pointer over the intersection of the rulers in the upper-left corner of
the window, and drag diagonally down onto the image. A set of cross hairs appears, marking the new origin on the
rulers. The new zero origin will be set where you release the mouse button.
Note: To reset the ruler origin to its default value, double-click the upper-left corner of the rulers.
Dragging to create a new ruler origin.
• To change the rulers' settings, double-click a ruler, or choose Edit > Preferences > Units & Rulers. For Rulers,
choose a unit of measurement. For Column size, enter values for Width and Gutter. Click OK.
on the title bar of the active window.
Last updated 1/2/2012
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