Documentation Layers, canvases, guides & alignment
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Layers, canvases, guides & alignment
Organize a design — the Layers panel, multiple canvases, grids and guides, and aligning objects precisely.
Keep your work organized and precise: the Layers panel, working across multiple canvases, grids and guides, and aligning and stacking objects.
The Layers panel
Read and manage a design's object tree in the Layers panel — hide, lock, rename, duplicate, reorder, group and clip objects on any canvas.
Working with multiple canvases
Add, select, duplicate, move, and reorder pages in a multi-canvas design.
Facing pages & spreads
Turn on facing pages to design booklets in spreads: paired pages, left and right page templates, and reader's spreads export.
Grids, guides & rulers
Set up rulers, pull-out guides, a modular grid, column and row layout guides, snapping and the bleed guide for pixel-tight, print-ready layouts.
Align & distribute
Line objects up on a shared edge or center and space them evenly with the align and distribute buttons — for single objects and whole canvases.
Arrange & stacking order
Control which objects sit in front of or behind others with Bring to front, Send to back and the Layers panel — master z-order in seconds.
Auto layout and layout grids
Make a group reflow as content changes, set gaps and padding, and use constraints for free layouts.