Templates with guides?

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2019-02-02 12:18:43

I have to place guides in the same position each time I work in Pixelmator. Is there any way to save a template with the guides already positioned? I've tried it with only guides and also with locked lines on their own layer, but neither seems to work. Am I doing something wrong or is this just not possible?

Thanks!
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2019-02-04 15:58:20

Hey Gail, this isn't how templates work in Pixelmator Pro (at least not at this moment in time) but a fairly simple workaround would be to create a template file with those guides saved, then, each time you want to start using it as a template, you can open the document, choose File > Duplicate, and start creating — since you've duplicated the file, the original will stay intact.

Hope that helps!
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2019-02-04 16:01:51

Hi Andrius,

Thanks! I’ll give that a try.

I appreciate your help.

Have a great day.

Gail
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2019-02-05 10:50:10

Glad to help — feel free to post here if you have any other questions!