User manual

Creating ruler guides
Horizontal and vertical rulers let you check the size of objects in your documents. You
can also create guides in your document, which are especially useful for lining up objects,
such as form fields. You can change the unit of measurement and color used in the ruler.
To create ruler guides:
1. Choose View > Rulers to display rulers.
2. Do one of the following:
● Drag down from the horizontal ruler to create a horizontal guide, or drag to the right of the
vertical ruler to create a vertical guide. Click outside the guide to deselect it.
● Double-click a location on the horizontal ruler to create a vertical guide, or double-click a
location on the vertical ruler to create a horizontal guide.
To show or hide guides:
Choose View > Guides.
To move or delete ruler guides:
Click the guide to select it, and then drag it to a new location, or press Delete. To delete
all guides, right-click or Control-click in the ruler area and choose Clear All Guides or
Clear Guides On Page.
To change guide colors:
1. Choose Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Acrobat > Preferences (Mac OS), and then
select Units & Guides on the left side of the Preferences dialog box.
2. Click the Guide Color square and choose a new color from the Color pop-up menu, and
then click OK.