Forum Discussion
Guidelines: How do I get them BACK?
I know how to create guides (for content placement) in Storyline. But at some point, my main horizontal guide disappeared, and I can't get it back, no way, no how.
Is there some way to reset guides so the default horizontal and vertical guides show back up?
19 Replies
Ah, thanks so much Susan! I think your guides might have accidentally been deleted. Fortunately, it's easy to bring them back!
I recorded another Peek to show you how to do that. 😊
OMIGOSH! That is fabulous! I can't believe how easy it is! Thank you,
Alyssa!
Woohoo!! 🎉 Don't you just love when it's an easy fix? I know I do!
Thanks, Alyssa Gomez! That was super helpful. I learned something new today.
It's November 2022 and I'm having the same issue - no horizontal guidelines. Tried fixes I saw above to no avail.
Hi Nancy,
I'm sorry to hear about the trouble with the drawing guides! Does applying the steps below work for you?
If not, I'm happy to help troubleshoot. We can start by checking if you're working on your local drive; working on a network drive can cause erratic behavior. If the problem still happens, try running these steps to repair Storyline.
Let me know how it goes!
Thank you, Alyssa! Why does it even let you delete the last one when you could just drag it off the screen or turn them all off? Happy to have my horizontal guide back now.
Hi AlisonC!
Glad to see Alyssa's Peek was helpful!
In Storyline 360, Guidelines can be deleted or dragged off of the slide and out of view to help manage the workspace, and keep it organized. Deleting Guidelines is a more permanent action, while dragging them off of the slide allows the author to temporarily hide them without removing them completely.
This flexibility lets authors choose the method that best suits their workflow and design needs.
