Definition: Non-printing horizontal and vertical ruler guides are used to align objects on the page. Typically ruler guides are placed on the page by dragging them from the horizontal and vertical rulers surrounding the publication or by specifying precise positions using a dialog box.
Ruler guides can also be used on the pasteboard to align objects before moving them onto the page.
Also Known As: guides | guidelines
Examples:
The light blue horizontal and vertical lines are ruler guides in the example of a blank page (graphic on this page) in a desktop publishing page layout application. The ruler guides extend across the column guides and margin guides and may extend onto the pasteboard in some applications.
