Getting Started Guide

Figure 150. Initial Draw window
Rulers
You should see rulers (bars with numbers)
on the upper and left-hand side of the
workspace. The rulers show the size of a
selected object on the page (see the gray
double lines, highlighted in Figure 151).
When no object is selected, they show the
location of the mouse pointer, which helps
to accurately position drawing objects more
accurately.
You can also use the rulers to manage
object handles and guide lines, making it
easier to position objects. The age
margins in the drawing area are also
represented on the rulers. You can
change the margins directly on the rulers
by dragging them with the mouse.
To modify the unit of measurement of a
ruler, right-click on the ruler and select
one of the measurement units. The two
rulers can have different units.
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Figure 152. Ruler units
Figure 151: Rulers show the size of the
selected object