Setting user definable guides (1)

You are now going to create a set of user definable guides which you will use to align the adverts on page 5.

User definable guides (user guides) allow greater flexibility when aligning frames on the page. Column guides are more limited in that they only allow you to align frames to predefined positions.

1. Click on page 5. The frame containing the imported text is deselected and page 5 is now active.

The sections of the rulers not relating to a selected page are greyed out to show which page is active.

2. Move the mouse pointer over the horizontal ruler directly above page 5. The mouse pointer turns into a user guide position indicator with a vertical bar, indicating that a vertical user guide is to be created.

3. Press and hold down the mouse button. The indicator turns into a vertical line with two horizontal arrows.

4. Move the indicator so that it is roughly 1 ½ cm from the left-hand edge of page 5. A line appears down the page, indicating where the user guide will appear.

The exact position of the user guide is shown at the right-hand end of the information line.

If you try to position the user guide outside the page, the indicator changes into a cursor similar to a No Entry sign, indicating that this is not possible.

5. Release the mouse button. The user guide appears on the page, marked by a grey dotted line and two grey handles.

6. Now create three more user guides, 7cm and 8cm from the left-hand edge of page 5 and another approximately 1 ½ cm from the right-hand edge of the page.