[softwarelist] Re: Copy and paste of guide lines

In message <5047d20484gav@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
          Gavin Crawford <gav@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Is there a way to paste guide lines?

I do not think so. I believe the mouse over the Ruler dictates the 
creation and positioning of a guideline, not the mouse somewhere on a 
page.

> They can be cut or copied but there doesn't seem to be a way to paste
> them back into a page.

Yes, you can copy. You van even set the distance at which the copy or 
copies must appear (select guideline -> Menu>Object>Duplicate...)

> At the moment I've resorted to saving as DDL stripping out the relevant
> DDL code that produces the guides saving as a separate DDL file that
> can be dragged back into the required page (or master page),.....

A much faster and more elegant way is to activate Rulers (View>Options 
or ^O). You then click on the Ruler and the guideline appears. An 
undocumented nicety is that if you click and hold on the Ruler, the 
guideline is created and selected as well. Then choosing F7 lets you 
position the guideline exactly.


> ........ but I'm sure there should be a more elegant way of
> transferring guide lines from one page to another - .........

If the guideline is at the same position on every page, create the 
guideline on the master page.


> .... or from one document to another.

Menu>Page>Copy chapter will do this.


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JohnvV
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