Adobe PHOTOSHOP 5.0 User Manual page 183

Using guides and the grid
Guides appear as lines that float over the entire
image and do not print. You can move, remove, or
lock a guide to avoid accidentally moving it. The
grid appears by default as nonprinting lines but
can also be displayed as dots. The grid is useful for
laying out elements symmetrically.
Guides and grids behave in similar ways:
Selections, selection borders, and tools snap to a
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guide or the grid when dragged within 8 screen
(not image) pixels. Guides also snap to the grid
when moved. You can turn this feature on and off.
Guide spacing, along with guide and grid
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visibility and snapping, is specific to an image.
Grid spacing, along with guide and grid color
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and style, is the same for all images.
To show or hide guides or the grid:
Choose View > Show/Hide Guides or
Show/Hide Grid.
To place a guide:
If the rulers are not visible, choose View > Show
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Rulers.
Note: For the most accurate readings, view the image
at 100% magnification or use the Info palette.
2 Create a guide:
Drag from the horizontal ruler to create a
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horizontal guide.
Dragging to create a horizontal guide
Hold Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) and
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drag from the vertical ruler to create a horizontal
guide.
Drag from the vertical ruler to create a vertical
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guide.
Hold Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) and
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drag from the horizontal ruler to create a vertical
guide.
The pointer changes to a double-headed arrow
when you drag a guide.
To move a guide:
Select the move tool ( ).
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Position the pointer over the guide (the pointer
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turns into a double-headed arrow).
Move the guide:
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Drag the guide to move it.
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