InDesign

Select ruler guides

  • To select a single ruler guide, use the Selection tool  or the Direct Selection tool  and click the guide to highlight it in its layer color. The guide appears blue when it is selected and the Reference Point icon in the Control panel changes to  or , representing the selected guide.
    If you can’t select a ruler guide and the View > Grids & Guides > Lock Guides command is already deselected, the guide might be on that page’s master, or on a layer where guides are locked.
  • To select multiple ruler guides, hold down Shift as you click guides using the Selection or Direct Selection tool. You can also drag over multiple guides, as long as the selection marquee doesn’t touch or enclose any other object.
  • To select all ruler guides on the target spread, press Ctrl+Alt+G (Windows) or Command+Option+G (Mac OS).