Rulers and alignment guides – Apple Pages User Manual
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Chapter 1
Overview of Pages
Rulers and Alignment Guides
Each time you move an image, shape, or text box on the page, alignment guides
automatically appear to help you position the object precisely where you want it. You
can also use the document rulers or create static alignment guides that remain on the
page to mark the positions of different objects as you rearrange the elements on the
page. To learn how to customize the behavior of alignment guides, see “Alignment
You can also use rulers to help place objects precisely on a page, and you can use the
horizontal ruler to set tab stops, page margins, and column widths. For more
information about tab stops, page margins, and columns, see “Setting Tab Stops to
Align Text” on page 58, “Setting Page Margins” on page 92, and “Creating Columns”
on page 92. You can change units of measure that appear on the rulers to inches,
centimeters, points, or picas in Pages Preferences.
You can also turn on rulers without the other layout elements.
To make rulers visible without other layout elements:
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Choose View > Show Rulers, or press Command-R.
To change the ruler values:
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Choose Pages > Preferences, and choose a unit of measure from the Ruler Units pop-
up menu.