Guide Element (Microsoft PowerPoint)

Specifies the guides that are saved with the presentation. Guides are horizontal and vertical lines that are used to position objects on a slide.

Attribute Description
position Defines the position of the guide (in pixels) from the top or left corner of the slide depending on the value of the type attribute.
type Contains one of the following string constants specifying the orientation of the guide: horizontal or vertical.

Contained In

Presentation

Remarks

One Guide element is saved for each guide in the presentation.

Example

This example shows three horizontal guides and four vertical guides.


<p:guide type="horizontal" position="1715" />
<p:guide type="horizontal" position="2160" />
<p:guide type="horizontal" position="2606" />
<p:guide type="vertical" position="2880" />
<p:guide type="vertical" position= "2871" />
<p:guide type="vertical" position= "4198" />
<p:guide type="vertical" position= "1562"/>