To position guides numerically
After you place a guide line in a document, you can set its position
numerically.
1
Double-click an alignment guide.
2
A dialog box appears.
Select Horizontal or Vertical to set the guides orientation.
In the text box, enter the distance to place the guide from the
rulers zero point. Positive values go down and to the right
from the zero point. Negative values go up and to the left.
3
Click OK.
When you enter a value for the position of a guide, you can use the
current measurement units, or enter a unit abbreviation. For example,
to place a vertical guide 3 inches to the right of the zero point, type
3in (without quotes) if the current units are not inches. To set a hor-
izontal guide 2 picas above the zero point, type -2p.