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 .
Click to enter the Analyze mode.
Right-click , and select Rulers and guides.

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Adding a guide¶

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

Removing a guide¶

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

Removing all guides¶

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