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The thin lines in Adobe Illustrator are there to help you align elements accurately, but you can get rid of them. This wikiHow will teach you how to remove or move all or some guides in Illustrator.
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Open your project in Illustrator. You can either open Illustrator, then go to File > Open or you can right-click your project file and select Open with > Illustrator .
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Click View . You'll see this menu at the top of the screen and another menu will drop-down.Advertisement
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Hover your mouse over Guides . Another menu will pop out.
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Click Clear Guides . This will remove all guides from your screen.
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Open your project in Illustrator. You can either open Illustrator, then go to File > Open or you can right-click your project file and select Open with > Illustrator .
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Select the guide you want to remove. Click it to select it; if you're having trouble with layers getting in the way, you can click the guide's end-point on the ruler that surrounds your project.
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Press ← Backspace (Windows) or Delete (Mac). If this keyboard shortcut does not work for you, go to Edit > Cut/Edit > Clear . The individual guide you selected will be deleted.
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Open your project in Illustrator. You can either open Illustrator, then go to File > Open or you can right-click your project file and select Open with > Illustrator .
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Select the guide you want to move. Click it to select it; if you're having trouble with layers getting in the way, you can click the guide's end-point on the ruler that surrounds your project.
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Tips
- You can also go to Edit Artboard > Artboard Options (from the properties panel next to your editing area) and deselect "Show center mark," "Show Cross Hairs," and "Show Video Safe Areas." [2] X Research sourceThanks
- If you cannot move or delete guides, you might have them locked. Go to View > Guides > Lock Guides to unlock them.Thanks
- To turn off Smart Guides, which are enabled by default, go to View > Smart Guides .Thanks
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1. Open your project in Illustrator.
2. Click View
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3. Hover your mouse over Guides
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4. Click Clear Guides
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