How to Insert a Guideline in MS Publisher

Microsoft Publisher is an entry-level desktop publishing application that gives you the ability to create print-formatted documents, including forms, brochures, invitations, business cards and signs. By default, newly created pages in Publisher documents only include guidelines along the four margins of the page. However, the program also allows you to insert and precisely position additional horizontal or vertical guides if you need them. Once you know where to find the proper menu command, adding a guideline in Publisher becomes a very quick task.

Instructions

1. Navigate to the page of the Publisher document where you want to insert a guideline.

2. Click "Arrange" in the top menu bar, select "Ruler Guides" and then choose either "Add Horizontal Ruler Guide" or "Add Vertical Ruler Guide." Publisher automatically places the new guideline along the middle of the page.

3. Hold your cursor over the new guideline. The pointer will change to a double-headed arrow.

4. Click once on the guideline, hold your click and then drag then guideline until it reaches your preferred position.

5. Release your click to confirm the position change.

References

• The University of Scranton, Computer Training: Microsoft Publisher 2003, Layout and Ruler Guides
• Google Books: Microsoft Office Publisher 2007 for Dummies