Rulers and Guidelines

Rulers and Guidelines are used to accurately place layers, text, and objects.

To enable rulers:

Select View | Rulers from the main menu, or press Ctrl + T.

To customize ruler units of measurement:

Right-click a ruler and select a new unit of measurement from the context menu: "Inches", "Centimeters", "Pixels", and "Percent".

To draw guidelines:

With Rulers enabled, click a ruler and drag the guideline to a desired location on the image.

 

Enable the Move tool in the toolbar to move previously placed guidelines.

To enable snapping to guidelines:

Snap layers, objects, and text layers to guidelines for precise positioning. When snapping is enabled, move the edge of a layer near a guideline and it will snap to the guideline.

Select View | Snap to Guidelines from the main menu, or press Ctrl + Shift + G.

To remove guidelines:

Select View | Clear all Guidelines from the main menu, or press Ctrl + Shift + ;.

To lock guidelines in place:

Select View | Lock Guidelines from the main menu, or press Ctrl + Alt + ;.

To hide guidelines:

Select View | Hide Guidelines from the main menu, or press Ctrl + ;.

 

To set Rulers and Guidelines options, see Rulers and Guidelines Options.