CorelDraw 10 for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide

Working with the Rulers

The horizontal ruler is located below the property bar and the vertical ruler is on the left side of the screen beside the toolbox (Figure 9.1). The two rulers meet at a small square in the upper-left corner of the screen called the ruler intersection point. The rulers show the location of the pointer by displaying horizontal and vertical tracking lines.

Figure 9.1. The rulers and status bar surround the workspace.

All measurements are made from the zero point (the point where both the vertical and horizontal rulers show a value of 0). By default, the zero point is located at the bottom-left corner of the page. This is the ...