Using rulers and guides

Rulers and guides help you position the elements in your application.

To use rulers and guides, in the Preview select the Node tool image0, click image1 to enter the Analyze mode, right-click image2, and select Rulers and guides.

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Adding a guide

To add a guide, in the Preview select the Node tool image3 and drag a ruler to the preview area. Drag from the horizontal ruler to add a horizontal guide, and from the vertical ruler to add a vertical guide.

Tip

Use the Snap tool to snap an element in your application to a guide. To enable snapping, in the Node Tree select a 2D node, in the Preview select the Node tool image4 , and select image5. When you move 2D node in your application, it snaps to the nearest guide.

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Moving a guide

To move a guide, in the Preview select the Node tool image7 and drag the guide you want to move.

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Removing a guide

To remove a guide, in the Preview select the Node tool image9, drag the guide, and drop it on the ruler.

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Removing all guides

To remove all guides, in the Preview select the Node tool image10, right-click one of the guides, and select Delete all guides.

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