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Smart Guides

Smart Guides are temporary snap‑to guides that help you create, align, edit, and transform objects relative to other objects. To activate and snap to Smart Guides, choose View > Smart Guides, and then select Show Smart Guides and Snap To Smart Guides.

You can use Smart Guides in the following ways:

  • When you create an object, use Smart Guides to position it relative to existing objects. The line, rectangle, ellipse, polygon, and autoshape tools display Smart Guides, as do the rectangular and circular slice tools.

  • When you move an object, use Smart Guides to align it with other objects.

  • When you transform an object, Smart Guides automatically appear to assist the transformation.

To change when and how Smart Guides appear, set Smart Guide preferences. (See Guides and Grids preferences.)