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56 Document handling

Refer to Object Handling (on page 75) for details on snapping to grid and snapping to
objects.

Rulers

Rulers are turned off by default. To turn them on:

• Right click and choose "SHOW GRID/GUIDES" > "SHOW RULERS" to turn display of the grid
on/off.
• Press "Ctrl + Shift + R".
• Or select "WINDOW" > "BARS" > "SHOW RULERS".

Designer Pro uses rulers to:
• Control text margins, tabs and indents (on page 245) in the TEXT TOOL.
• Let you know which part of the page you are viewing;
• Show the current pointer X/Y position;
• Apply guidelines. If "WINDOW" > "SNAP TO GRID" is active, guidelines snap to divisions
on the ruler. For more information on guidelines, refer to the guides & guidelines
section in "Object Handling".

As you create or scale objects, you can use the rulers to check their size. You can also
more accurately use the SELECTORTOOL (see "Selecting objects (on page 123)" for more
information).
Rulers are displayed at the left and top of the window. A dotted line on each ruler follows
the current pointer position.

The units and number of divisions on the rulers are the same as those set for
customizing the on-screen grid. These are set using the Grid & Ruler Tab (on page 630)
of the options dialog box. The current units and any scaling factor are displayed on the
right hand end of the top ruler.

Displaying/hiding rulers
Right click and choose "SHOW GRID/GUIDES" > "SHOW RULERS" ("Ctrl + Shift + R") to turn
rulers on/off. Any change applies to the current window and subsequent windows you
open. It does not affect other open windows.

Changing the ruler zero points

It is often easier to measure objects if you align the origin (0,0) point of the rulers with the
object. To move the origin (0,0) point, drag the square at the intersection of the two
rulers.