Adobe illustrator 10 Manuale Utente

When mixing picas and points, you can enter values as XpY, where X and Y are the 

number of picas and points (for example, 12p6 for 12 picas, 6 points). 

A value without a specified unit uses the default unit for that text box, unless it follows a 

value with a specified unit. For example, in a text box that uses inches by default, typing 
3 + 6 would equal 3 inches plus 6 inches, or 9 inches. Typing 3cm + 6 would equal 3 
centimeters plus 6 centimeters, or 3.5433 inches.

You can use percentages in combination with units. For example, typing 3cm*50% 

would equal 3 centimeters multiplied by 50%, or 1.50 cm. Typing 50pt + 25% would 
equal 50 points plus 25% of 50 points, or 62.5 points. 

The point where 0 appears on each ruler is called the ruler origin. When you open a file, 
the position of the ruler origin depends on the View option selected in the Artboard 
panel of the Document Setup dialog box. Generally, if you selected either the Single Full 
Page or the Tile Full Pages option, the default ruler origin is located at the lower left corner 
of page 1. 

When you change the ruler setting, the new setting becomes the default for the file 
whenever that file is opened. You can change the origin for the rulers at any time. For 
example, you may be working on a 3-inch-by-5-inch card that is centered on an 8.5-inch-
by-11-inch page. Setting the ruler origin to line up with the 3-by-5-inch artwork rather 
than the 8.5-by-11-inch page can make precision editing easier for you.

1 Move the pointer to the upper left corner of the rulers where the rulers intersect. 

2 Do one of the following:

Drag the pointer to where you want the new ruler origin. As you drag, a cross hair in the 

window and in the rulers indicates the changing ruler origin. 

Double-click the upper-left corner where the rulers intersect to restore the default 

settings.

The measure tool calculates the distance between any two points in the work area. When 
you measure from one point to another, the distance measured is displayed in the Info 
palette. The Info palette shows the horizontal and vertical distances from the x and y axes, 
the absolute horizontal and vertical distances, the total distances, and the angle 
measured. 

All measurements except the angle are calculated in the unit of measure currently set in 
the Units & Undo Preferences dialog box or in the Artboard panel of the Document Setup 
dialog box. (See 

.)

1 Select the measure tool  .