Aligning objects between guides

[MKJJ]

Is there still no easy way to align objects between two guides? I searched this forum, asked Google and watched some YT videos with no luck. Do I still have to create helper objects for aligning, say, a textbox to it? The attached screenshot shows an example. I had to create two rectangles for centering the textbox between the guides.

Thank you.

[Affinity-Inspiration]

I do this.

Create guides. Set snapping on.

Create an object or text box for example and align it to the guide or guides of your choice.

The white rectangle is aligned between the guides. As is the Frame text bo

[R C-R]

1 hour ago, MKJJ said:

Is there still no easy way to align objects between two guides?

Do you mean you want to vertically & horizontally center objects that are smaller than the width & height of the guides in the space between them or something else?

[thomaso]

19 hours ago, MKJJ said:

I had to create two rectangles for centering the textbox between the guides.

I don't understand the use of the two rectangles in your example screenshot. It appears the guides in your screenshot nearly represent the page size and the text frame is horizontally centred to the page edges. This can be achieved with activated Snapping options ("Include mid points") or via the Align dialog window (Toolbar).

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Custom created guides can be used for snapping at object edges but not for aligning objects between these guides.

[Pšenda]

15 hours ago, MKJJ said:

I had to create two rectangles for centering the textbox between the guides.

You can align the text box directly to the guide, then resize it while holding down the Ctrl modifier to keep the object centered (the size is adjusted from both sides at the same time). Alternatively, use the Transform panel if you need the exact size of the box, setting a centering anchor point.

[MKJJ]

Thanks guys!

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Create guides. Set snapping on. Create an object or text box for example and align it to the guide or guides of your choice.

That's a good solution for algining the object directly to the guides. In my case, I have to center the object between the guides with some space.

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You can align the text box directly to the guide, then resize it while holding down the Ctrl modifier to keep the object centered.

That's exactly what I needed. Thank you very much!

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Custom created guides can be used for snapping at object edges but not for aligning objects between these guides.

Thank you very much for the clarification. That's good to know.

Again, thank you all for the help. The users in this forum are really awesome. 👍👍

[Pšenda]

19 hours ago, MKJJ said:

 

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Custom created guides can be used for snapping at object edges but not for aligning objects between these guides.

Thank you very much for the clarification. That's good to know.

Additionally, in the Guides settings you can set their exact position. So if you need the exact placement of guides depending on the position of others, you can find the position here, calculate a new position, and create a guide with an accurately/appropriately defined position.

[MKJJ]

That's a great workflow for precisely defined layouts. 👍