Apple Pages '08 - Manual (Page 140)

140 Chapter 7 Working with Shapes, Graphics, and Other Objects
3 To show or hide guides when an object’s edges align with another object, select or
deselect “Show guides at object edges.”
4 To change the color of alignment guides, click the color well and select a color in the
Colors window.
Alignment guide settings apply to all documents viewed in Pages until you change the
settings again.
Creating New Alignment Guides
You can create your own alignment guides to help you place floating objects in the
same position on different pages.
To create an alignment guide:
1 Click View in the toolbar, and then choose Show Rulers.
2 Place the pointer over a ruler, click, and drag onto the page. An alignment guide
appears.
3 Drag the guide where you want it on the page.
Note: Alignment guides can’t be created if you have an insertion point in text, such as
the body text or header. Select a floating object or Command-click the document page.
To remove an alignment guide that you’ve created, drag it off the edge of the page.
Setting Precise Positions of Floating Objects
You use the Metrics Inspector to precisely locate floating objects.
To set the precise position of a floating object:
1 Select the object you want to position.
2 Click Inspector in the toolbar, and then click the Metrics Inspector button.
3 Enter X and Y values in the Position fields.
The specified coordinates determine the position of the upper-left corner of the
object’s container box.
 The X value is measured from the left edge of the page.
 The Y value is measured from the top edge of the page.
If an object is rotated, the X and Y coordinates specify the upper-left corner of the
rotated container box.