The thin lines in Adobe Illustrator are there to help you align elements accurately, but you can get rid of them. This wikiHow will teach you how to remove or move all or some guides in Illustrator.

Method 1
Method 1 of 3:

Deleting All Guides

  1. 1
    Open your project in Illustrator. You can either open Illustrator, then go to File > Open or you can right-click your project file and select Open with > Illustrator.
  2. 2
    Click View. You'll see this menu at the top of the screen and another menu will drop-down.
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  3. 3
    Hover your mouse over Guides. Another menu will pop out.
  4. 4
    Click Clear Guides. This will remove all guides from your screen.
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Method 2
Method 2 of 3:

Deleting Some Guides

  1. 1
    Open your project in Illustrator. You can either open Illustrator, then go to File > Open or you can right-click your project file and select Open with > Illustrator.
  2. 2
    Select the guide you want to remove. Click it to select it; if you're having trouble with layers getting in the way, you can click the guide's end-point on the ruler that surrounds your project.
  3. 3
    Press Backspace (Windows) or Delete (Mac). If this keyboard shortcut does not work for you, go to Edit > Cut/Edit > Clear. The individual guide you selected will be deleted.
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Method 3
Method 3 of 3:

Moving Guides

  1. 1
    Open your project in Illustrator. You can either open Illustrator, then go to File > Open or you can right-click your project file and select Open with > Illustrator.
  2. 2
    Select the guide you want to move. Click it to select it; if you're having trouble with layers getting in the way, you can click the guide's end-point on the ruler that surrounds your project.
  3. 3
    Drag and drop it. You can freely move the guide if you have guides unlocked.[1]
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This article was co-authored by wikiHow staff writer, Darlene Antonelli, MA. Darlene Antonelli is a Technology Writer and Editor for wikiHow. Darlene has experience teaching college courses, writing technology-related articles, and working hands-on in the technology field. She earned an MA in Writing from Rowan University in 2012 and wrote her thesis on online communities and the personalities curated in such communities. This article has been viewed 33,662 times.
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Updated: January 11, 2021
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Article SummaryX

1. Open your project in Illustrator.
2. Click View.
3. Hover your mouse over Guides.
4. Click Clear Guides.

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