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I'm trying to delete a guide and I can't seem to figure out how. I did a Google search and found that I have to select the guide, right click and select release guide. However, it doesn't show enter image description here

My guides are not locked either. And when I go to View > Guides > Release Guides, I can't do that either. enter image description here

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    Dec 8, 2015 at 9:38
  • Just out of curiosity. Have you ever heard of screen captures that do not require a camera?
    – joojaa
    Dec 8, 2015 at 17:18
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    Of course...didn't see why it would matter since you can still see what's going on, and I made this post through my phone. Rude.
    – Camille
    Dec 9, 2015 at 3:12
  • Its just that the moire is terrible on mobile devices. That is also rude.
    – joojaa
    Dec 9, 2015 at 5:40

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AI creates guides as layers. Simply go to your layers palette and delete them by dragging them to the trash can icon on the bottom right of the layers palette.

I always create a separate group specifically for my guides and I'll usually lock it just to be safe.

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Your guide is probably in a layer or sub-layer that you have locked.

Open your Layers palette (Window > Layers or f7) and twirl open (click the triangle) all parts you have locked. There's bound to be some <Guide>s there, one of them your little cyan offender. Unlock it, select it with the move tool (or you could just 'meatball' it in the Layers palette) and hit Backspace.

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It's the layer options. If you right click on the layer the guide is on, and click layer options, there should be a checkbox that says lock guides. Uncheck and you are good to go.

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You should just drag over the guides that you want to delete or release and press the Delete Key on the Keyboard. Make sure the guides are not locked.

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