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: How to get the coordinates of different points in Illustrator? While writing a script, I have to go through a lot of trial and error to simply get a text frame to appear where I want it

@Heady304

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While writing a script, I have to go through a lot of trial and error to simply get a text frame to appear where I want it to be.

The main hurdle is that I can't tell in advance where a [200, 200] coordinate will be on the artboard.

Is it possible to, say, hover my mouse on the artboard and get the coordinates of where my mouse is at? Similarly, can I get the distance between two points in the same interactive way? Once I get these values I can use them in my script.

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@Mendez620

You need to open the Info panel.

Go Window > Info. You'll find the X and Y coordinates for your cursor are shown when nothing is selected. If you select an anchor point, the X and Y coordinates for it are shown instead.

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