Smart Guides options
Last updated on
Oct 27, 2025
Learn more about the different Smart Guides options.
Select Edit > Preferences > Smart Guides (Windows) or Illustrator > Settings > Smart Guides (macOS) to access the Smart Guides options:
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Function |
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Object Guides |
Displays guides when objects are created, moved, or transformed. |
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Glyphs Guides |
Displays guides when aligning to individual characters or glyph boundaries. |
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Alignment Guides |
Displays guides along the center and edges of geometric objects, artboard, and bleeds. |
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Anchor/Path Labels |
Displays information when paths intersect or align with anchor points. |
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Object Highlighting |
Highlights the object as you move it. |
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Measurement Labels |
Displays cursor position, distance moved (Δx and Δy), and relative placement during drawing, selecting, or transforming objects. |
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Transform Tools |
Displays transformation values when scaling, rotating, or shearing objects. |
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Spacing Guides |
Displays guides to help evenly space objects as you move them. |
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Invoke Distance Guides |
Displays the distance between two objects and the position of an object relative to its parent artboard. |
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Snap to Last Location |
Snaps objects back to their last position. |
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Construction Guides |
Displays guides at specified angles as you draw new objects. Construction Guides support up to six angles. |
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Snapping Tolerance |
Specifies the distance (in points) within which Smart Guides activate when the pointer comes close to another object. |
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