![]() ![]() You could use the alignments options, like you saw in Lesson 2 “Techniques for Selecting Artwork,” but you can also use Smart Guides and the Transform panel to move objects to exact coordinates on the x and y axes and to control the position of objects in relation to the edge of the artboard. Global rulers set the ruler origin at the upper-left corner of the first artboard, or the artboard that is at the top of the list in the Artboards panel, no matter which artboard is active.Īt times, you may want to position objects more precisely-either relative to other objects or to the artboard. Artboard rulers, which are the default rulers that you are seeing, set the ruler origin at the upper-left corner of the active artboard. There are two types of rulers in Illustrator: artboard rulers and global rulers. ![]() As you can see, the 0 point on both rulers corresponds to the edges of the active artboard. By default, the ruler origin is in the upper-left corner of the active artboard. The point on each ruler (horizontal and vertical) where the 0 appears is called the ruler origin. Notice that the 0 (zero) for each ruler is always in the upper-left corner of the active (selected) artboard. With the Selection tool ( ) selected, click each of the artboards and, as you do, look at the horizontal and vertical rulers. Choose View > Rulers > Show Rulers, if you don’t see the rulers.Next, you will create a few guides based on ruler measurements so that later you can more accurately align content. Guides are non-printing lines created from the rulers that help you align objects. They appear at the top and left in the Document window and can be shown and hidden. Rulers help you accurately place and measure objects. For the remainder of the lesson, you will transform content using a variety of methods and tools. Objects can be transformed using the Transform panel, selection tools, specialized tools, Transform commands, guides, Smart Guides, and more. ![]() Transforming content allows you to move, rotate, reflect, scale, shear, and either free distort or perspective distort objects. ![]()
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