: InDesign: how to show/hide guides I have created four guides by dragging out from the rulers, however I cannot see them in my layers panel. The layer they are on does show cues of a selection

@Shanna688

You appear to have the wrong idea about the way InDesign works with guides. Some other good answers here, but to put everything in perspective so you see how this works:


any layer can contain guides in InDesign
hidden layers can contain guides, but these will be invisible
all you guides from all your visible layers can be hidden/shown via CTRL+;
if you still need to move guides between layers, hit CTRL+ALT+G to select all guides, CTRL+X to cut, then paste to another layer (note this only selects unlocked guides from visible layers only)
read the official docs at Adobe for more info on this, locking guides, smart guides, stacking order, etc

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@Yeniel278

Quickly hiding guides is called "pressing W". From InDesign point of view you either working on a document and need to see guides, text boxes etc. or you want to see how finished page looks like. There is no in-between because, frankly, there is no reason to not see only guides.

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@Cooney243

Guides do not appear as elements in INDD Layers panel like they do in AI.

If you just want to quickly hide/unhide them, you can use hotkey CTRL(CMD)+;
(Note: Shortcut may vary according to regional preferences or keybords)

If you want to place them on a new layer, use hotkey CTRL(CMD)+ALT+G to select all guides (make sure they aren't locked first). Then simply Cut and Paste on a new layer.

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