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Use visual aids and Snap & Glue settings

Use visual aids and Snap & Glue settings

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Use visual aids and Snap & Glue settings

- In the previous movie, we looked at some of the visual elements to help us get things lined up and spaced out properly. Also, to help us with precision when measurements are important. So, we had the ruler, the grid, like that graph paper in the background, guides to help us get things lined up properly. We also saw things happening with some of those things like when we drew shapes or resized them, how there was a snapping action to the grid, or to the guides. Some of them glued to those options like the guides, so if we move the guide around, the object that was glued to it also moved around. We also see things glued when we add connection points. For example, connecting different shapes, such as we have here in our flowchart diagram. Well, there are some other options to help us with getting things connected. Also, spaced or positioned accurately. Here, with the View tab selected on the ribbon, you'll see a Visual Aids group and there are some checkboxes here, some of which may…

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