: InDesign - Can't see purple alignment lines in CS6 In InDesign CS5 I could draw a text box, drag it on page, and see purple lines that helped me align. Where did they go in CS6? I don't

@Yeniel278

You could also try pressing the W key. Guides won't show if you're in preview mode.

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@Kimberly620

Try Ctrl+;

If that doesn't make the red margin lines show up on screen, then go to "View → Overview Print View". Click that on and off. That got my margins to finally show up. Seems buggy, I know.

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@Jessie844

ctrl-u (or cmd-u on a mac).

This toggles View > Grids & Guides > Smart guides. Smart Guides are the purple lines that guide alignment to the page, and the green lines that guide alignment to objects.

There are also tick-box options controlling what the Smart Guides do and don't align to under Preferences > Guides & Pasteboard.

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