Adobe InDesign CS5 - Manual (Page 64)

58 USING INDESIGN
Layout
Last updated 11/16/2011
Create a set of evenly spaced page guides
1 If the document contains multiple layers, click a layer name in the Layers panel to target the layer.
2 Choose Layout > Create Guides.
3 For Number, type a value to specify the number of rows or columns you want to create.
4 For Gutter, type a value to specify the spacing between rows or columns. Start with a low value, such as 1 pica; large
gutters leave little space for columns.
Columns created with the Create Guides command are not the same as those created with the Layout > Margins And
Columns command. For example, columns created using Create Guides cannot control text flow when a text file is
placed. Use the Margins And Columns command to create major column divisions appropriate for autoflow text, and
use the Create Guides command to create column grids and other layout aids.
5 For Fit Guides To, click Margins to create the guides within the page margins, or click Page to create the guides
within the page edges.
Ruler guides evenly spaced within page margins (left) and page edges (right)
6 To delete any existing guides (including guides on locked or hidden layers), select Remove Existing Ruler Guides.
7 If you like, select Preview to see the effect of your settings on the page, and then click OK.
Note: The Create Guides command can create page guides only; it cannot create spread guides.
To space existing guides a uniform distance apart, select the guides (by dragging or pressing Shift as you click with the
mouse). Then, select Use Spacing from the Control panel, type the space value in the text box, and press Enter or
Return to confirm. Click either Distribute Horizontal Centers or Distribute Vertical Centers to the left of the Use
Spacing option.
Show or hide guides
• To show or hide all margin, column, and ruler guides, choose View > Grids & Guides > Show/Hide Guides.
• To show or hide ruler guides on one layer only without changing the visibility of the layer’s objects, double-click
the layer name in the Layers panel, select or deselect Show Guides, and then click
OK.
• To show or hide guides and all other non-printing elements, click the Preview Mode icon at the bottom of the
Toolbox.
Work with ruler guides
You can change the attributes of individual ruler guides, and you can move, cut, copy, paste, or delete multiple ruler
guides simultaneously. Cut or copied ruler guides can be pasted to other pages or documents, but not to other
programs. To change attributes of specific guides, you must select the guides you want to change. When no guides are
selected, the Ruler Guides command sets the defaults for new guides only.