{"id":6797,"date":"2015-08-31T00:43:07","date_gmt":"2015-08-31T04:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/?p=6797"},"modified":"2022-12-14T12:52:33","modified_gmt":"2022-12-14T17:52:33","slug":"new-guide-layout-in-photoshop-cc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/basics\/new-guide-layout-in-photoshop-cc\/","title":{"rendered":"New Guide Layout In Photoshop CC"},"content":{"rendered":"<section>\n<div id=\"author\">Written by Steve Patterson.<\/div>\n<p>In this tutorial, we'll learn how to use the <strong>New Guide Layout<\/strong> option in Photoshop CC to easily create custom guide layouts. <\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n.adslot-2 { display: inline-block; width:300px; float:right; margin: 6px 0px 12px 20px; }\n@media (max-width: 767px) { .adslot-2 { display: none; } }\n<\/style><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- 300x250 photoshop basics top responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle adslot-2\"     \n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"7310008691\"\n     data-ad-format=\"rectangle\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<p>With one simple dialog box, the New Guide Layout feature lets us create any number of rows and columns, add gutters, margins, and even save our guide layouts as presets!<\/p>\n<p>The New Guide Layout option is only available in <a href=\"https:\/\/prf.hn\/l\/dlXjD2w\" title=\"Get Photoshop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Photoshop CC<\/a> and was first introduced in the <strong>2014 Creative Cloud updates<\/strong>. To use this feature, you'll need to be an Adobe Creative Cloud subscriber and you'll want to make sure your copy of Photoshop CC is up to date.<\/p>\n<p>To follow along with this tutorial, you don't need anything fancy. You can use any image you already have open in Photoshop or simply create a new Photoshop document. Here's the image I have open on my screen. I chose this one  simply because it's an interesting texture and it's nice and dark, which will make it easy for us to see the guides (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/pic-192694445.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">grunge wall texture<\/a> from Shutterstock):<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/new-features\/2014\/new-guide-layout\/texture.jpg\" alt=\"A grunge wall texture. Image licensed by Photoshop Essentials from Shutterstock and used by permission.\" width=\"549\" height=\"549\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The original image.<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<aside><p class=\"members-ad-top\"><a href=\"\/print-ready-pdfs\/\">Download all of our Photoshop tutorials as PDFs!<\/a><\/p><\/aside>\n<section>\n<h3>The Old Way Of Adding Guides In Photoshop<\/h3>\n<p>Before we learn all about the New Guide Layout feature, let's quickly look at the \"old way\" of adding guides. Traditionally, we would start by turning on Photoshop's rulers by going up to the <strong>View<\/strong> menu in the Menu Bar along the top of the screen and choosing <strong>Rulers<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/new-features\/2014\/new-guide-layout\/view-rulers.gif\" alt=\"Selecting Rulers from under the View menu in Photoshop. \" width=\"245\" height=\"137\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Going to View &gt; Rulers.<\/div>\n<p>This places the rulers along the top and left side of the document:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/new-features\/2014\/new-guide-layout\/photoshop-rulers.jpg\" alt=\"Selecting Rulers from under the View menu in Photoshop. \" width=\"549\" height=\"548\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The rulers are now visible along the top and left.<\/div>\n<p>To add a vertical guide, we would click inside the ruler on the left and, with our mouse button still held down, we'd drag a guide out from the ruler into the document:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/new-features\/2014\/new-guide-layout\/drag-vertical-guide.jpg\" alt=\"Dragging a vertical guide out from the ruler on the left. \" width=\"549\" height=\"548\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Dragging a vertical guide out from the ruler on the left.<\/div>\n<p>To add a horizontal guide, we'd click inside the ruler along the top and, again with our mouse button still held down, we'd drag a guide downward from the ruler into the document:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/new-features\/2014\/new-guide-layout\/drag-horizontal-guide.jpg\" alt=\"Dragging a horizontal guide out from the ruler along the top. \" width=\"549\" height=\"548\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Dragging a horizontal guide out from the ruler along the top.<\/div>\n<p>This way of adding guides by dragging them out from the rulers still works, even in the latest versions of Photoshop, but in Photoshop CC, there's a better way, and that's by taking advantage of the New Guide Layout option. Let's see how it works.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n.ads-middle { display: inline-block; width:300px; margin:6px 0px 24px 0px; padding-top: 16px; padding-bottom: 16px; }\n@media (max-width: 515px) { .ads-middle { margin:20px 0; } }\n@media (max-width: 480px) { .ads-middle { margin:20px 0; } }\n<\/style><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- photo effects 300x250 middle responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle ads-middle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4216941496\"\n     data-ad-format=\"rectangle\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<h3>The New Guide Layout Option<\/h3>\n<p>To access the New Guide Layout option, go up to the <strong>View<\/strong> menu at the top of the screen and choose <strong>New Guide Layout<\/strong>. Again, this is only available in Photoshop CC:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/new-features\/2014\/new-guide-layout\/view-new-guide-layout.gif\" alt=\"Selecting New Guide Layout from under the View menu in Photoshop CC. \" width=\"245\" height=\"111\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Going to View &gt; New Guide Layout.<\/div>\n<p>This opens the New Guide Layout dialog box. From this one dialog box, we can easily add any number of rows and columns to our layout. We can specify an exact width for the columns or an exact height for the rows, or let Photoshop space them out equally for us! We can add a gutter between the guides, and  add margins along the top, left, bottom, and right of our document. We can even save our custom layout as a preset so we can load it again quickly the next time we need it!<\/p>\n<p>If you haven't used the New Guide Layout feature before, the dialog box will appear with its default settings, which adds eight columns to the document, each separated by a gutter of 20 px. There are no rows added with the default settings, but we'll see how to easily add rows later:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/new-features\/2014\/new-guide-layout\/new-guide-layout-dialog-box.gif\" alt=\"The New Guide Layout dialog box in Photoshop CC. \" width=\"418\" height=\"325\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The New Guide Layout dialog box.<\/div>\n<p>Here's what the default guide layout looks like. Notice, though, that my two original guides (the vertical and horizontal guide I dragged out from the rulers) are still there, cutting through the center of the document:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/new-features\/2014\/new-guide-layout\/new-guide-layout-default.jpg\" alt=\"The New Guide Layout dialog box in Photoshop CC. \" width=\"550\" height=\"546\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The default guide layout, plus the original two guides.<\/div>\n<h3>Clear Existing Guides<\/h3>\n<p>To clear away any previous guides and keep only your new guide layout, select the <strong>Clear Existing Guides<\/strong> option at the bottom of the dialog box:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/new-features\/2014\/new-guide-layout\/clear-existing-guides.gif\" alt=\"Selecting the Clear Existing Guides option in the New Guide Layout dialog box. \" width=\"418\" height=\"142\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Selecting &quot;Clear Existing Guides&quot;.<\/div>\n<p>And now, those previous guides are gone, leaving me with just my new eight column layout:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/new-features\/2014\/new-guide-layout\/existing-guides-cleared.jpg\" alt=\"The previous guides have been removed. \" width=\"550\" height=\"546\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The previous guides have been removed.<\/div>\n<h3>Changing The Number Of Columns<\/h3>\n<p>To change the number of columns in the layout, simply change the value in the <strong>Number<\/strong> field. I'll lower the value from 8 to <strong>4<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/new-features\/2014\/new-guide-layout\/column-number-4.gif\" alt=\"Reducing the number of guide columns from 8 to 4. \" width=\"418\" height=\"208\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Reducing the number of columns from 8 to 4.<\/div>\n<p>Photoshop instantly updates the layout, changing the number of columns and spacing them equally from left to right:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/new-features\/2014\/new-guide-layout\/4-column-guide-layout.jpg\" alt=\"The layout has been updated with four columns instead of eight. \" width=\"550\" height=\"546\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The layout now contains four equally-spaced columns instead of eight, with a 20 px gutter between each one.<\/div>\n<h3>The Preview Option<\/h3>\n<p>If you're not seeing a live preview of your changes, make sure the <strong>Preview<\/strong> option in the dialog box is turned on (checked):<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/new-features\/2014\/new-guide-layout\/new-guide-layout-preview.gif\" alt=\"The Preview option in the New Guide Layout dialog box. \" width=\"422\" height=\"186\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The Preview option should be checked.<\/div>\n<h3>Changing The Gutter<\/h3>\n<p>The space between the columns (and rows) is known as the <em>gutter<\/em>. To increase or decrease the  gutter, change the value in the <strong>Gutter<\/strong> field. The default gutter size is 20 px, which adds 20 pixels of space between each column. I'm actually going to remove the gutter completely by highlighting the Gutter value with my mouse and pressing the <strong>Backspace<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Delete<\/strong> (Mac) key on my keyboard. This clears the Gutter value and leaves the field empty:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/new-features\/2014\/new-guide-layout\/column-gutter-field.gif\" alt=\"Clearing the Gutter value in the New Guide Layout dialog box. \" width=\"418\" height=\"192\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Removing the space between the columns by clearing the Gutter value.<\/div>\n<p>With the Gutter field empty, there's no longer any space separating the columns:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/new-features\/2014\/new-guide-layout\/4-column-no-gutter-layout.jpg\" alt=\"The gutter has been removed between the columns. \" width=\"550\" height=\"546\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The space between the columns has been removed.<\/div>\n<p class=\"members-ad-top\"><a href=\"\/print-ready-pdfs\/\">Download all of our Photoshop tutorials as PDFs!<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Specifying A Column Width<\/h3>\n<p>By default, Photoshop will size the columns automatically so that they're spaced equally across the document from left to right, but we can set the width ourselves by entering a value into the <strong>Width<\/strong> field. For example, I'll enter a width for my columns of <strong>150 px<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/new-features\/2014\/new-guide-layout\/column-width-150.gif\" alt=\"Entering a specific width for the columns. \" width=\"419\" height=\"209\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Entering a specific width for the columns.<\/div>\n<p>Photoshop again updates the layout, this time setting the width of each column to exactly 150 px:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/new-features\/2014\/new-guide-layout\/column-layout-width-150.jpg\" alt=\"Entering a specific width for the columns. \" width=\"550\" height=\"546\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The layout after specifying a width for the columns.<\/div>\n<h3>Centering The Columns<\/h3>\n<p>Notice that the columns are no longer centered in the document. Instead, they're pushed over to the left. To center them after you've entered a specific width, select the <strong>Center Columns<\/strong> option at the bottom of the dialog box:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/new-features\/2014\/new-guide-layout\/center-columns.gif\" alt=\"The Center Columns option in the New Guide Layout dialog box. \" width=\"340\" height=\"147\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Turning on the &quot;Center Columns&quot; option.<\/div>\n<p>With Center Columns checked, the columns are once again centered in the layout:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/new-features\/2014\/new-guide-layout\/column-layout-centered.jpg\" alt=\"The columns are once again centered in the document. \" width=\"550\" height=\"546\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The layout after centering the columns.<\/div>\n<h3>Adding Rows<\/h3>\n<p>To add rows to your layout, first select the <strong>Rows<\/strong> option (it's turned off by default):<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/new-features\/2014\/new-guide-layout\/select-rows-option.gif\" alt=\"Turning on the Rows option in the New Guide Layout dialog box. \" width=\"328\" height=\"181\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Turning on the rows.<\/div>\n<p>Then, simply enter the number of rows you need into the <strong>Number<\/strong> field. You can enter a specific height for each row into the <strong>Height<\/strong> field, or leave it empty and let Photoshop space them out equally. You can also enter a <strong>Gutter<\/strong> value to add space between each row.<\/p>\n<p>In my case, I'm going to set my number of rows to <strong>3<\/strong>, and I'll also change the number of columns to <strong>3<\/strong>. I'll leave the Width field for the columns and the Height field for the rows empty to let Photoshop space them out equally, and I'll also leave the Gutter fields empty:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/new-features\/2014\/new-guide-layout\/3-column-3-rows.gif\" alt=\"Setting the Columns and Rows to 3 in the New Guide Layout dialog box. \" width=\"329\" height=\"186\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Setting both the Columns and Rows to 3.<\/div>\n<p>This is a fast and easy way of creating a standard 3 by 3 grid, which I might want to use to help arrange and compose the various elements in my document using the \"rule of thirds\":<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/new-features\/2014\/new-guide-layout\/3-by-3-grid-layout.jpg\" alt=\"A standard 3 by 3 grid created with the New Guide Layout feature. \" width=\"550\" height=\"546\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">A standard 3 by 3 grid easily created with the New Guide Layout feature.<\/div>\n<h3>Adding Margins<\/h3>\n<p>To add margins around the edges of the document, first select the <strong>Margin<\/strong> option to enable it, then enter the amount of space you want to add into the <strong>Top<\/strong>, <strong>Left<\/strong>, <strong>Bottom<\/strong> and <strong>Right<\/strong> boxes. In my case, I'll set all four values to <strong>20 px<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/new-features\/2014\/new-guide-layout\/new-guide-layout-margins.gif\" alt=\"Adding margins to the layout. \" width=\"339\" height=\"173\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Adding margins to the layout.<\/div>\n<p>This adds 20 pixels of space around the inside edges of my document. Photoshop automatically resizes the columns and rows accordingly:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/new-features\/2014\/new-guide-layout\/margin-added.jpg\" alt=\"The same 3 by 3 guide layout with margins added. \" width=\"550\" height=\"546\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The same 3 by 3 layout with margins added.<\/div>\n<p>We can even add negative margins by simply entering negative values. Negative margins can be useful when adding elements to a document or making selections that are larger than the document's viewable area (the canvas). I'll change each of the four values (Top, Left, Bottom, and Right) to <strong>-20 px<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/new-features\/2014\/new-guide-layout\/negative-margins.gif\" alt=\"Adding negative margins to the layout. \" width=\"330\" height=\"172\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Adding negative margins to the layout.<\/div>\n<p>This gives me the same 20 pixel-wide margins but moves them outside the document's viewable area. Once again, Photoshop resizes the columns and rows automatically:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/new-features\/2014\/new-guide-layout\/negative-margins-added.jpg\" alt=\"The guide layout with negative margins. \" width=\"550\" height=\"546\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The margins now sit outside the document area rather than inside.<\/div>\n<h3>Saving Your Custom Guide Layout As A Preset<\/h3>\n<p>If you know you'll need to create this same guide layout again in the future, you can save time by saving the layout as a preset. Click on the <strong>Preset<\/strong> box at the top of the dialog box (where it says \"Custom\"):<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/new-features\/2014\/new-guide-layout\/preset-custom.gif\" alt=\"Clicking the Preset box in the New Guide Layout dialog box. \" width=\"418\" height=\"168\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Clicking the Preset selection box.<\/div>\n<p>This opens a menu with a few built-in preset layouts to choose from (8 Column, 12 Column, 18 Column, and 24 Column), but the option we want is <strong>Save Preset<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/new-features\/2014\/new-guide-layout\/save-preset.gif\" alt=\"Choosing the Save Preset option in the New Guide Layout dialog box. \" width=\"241\" height=\"219\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Choosing the Save Preset option.<\/div>\n<p>When the Save dialog box appears, enter a descriptive name for your new preset into the <strong>Save As<\/strong> field. I'll name mine \"cols-3-rows-3-margins-neg20px\". Then, press the <strong>Save<\/strong> button:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/new-features\/2014\/new-guide-layout\/saving-custom-preset.gif\" alt=\"Naming and saving the new preset guide layout. \" width=\"431\" height=\"221\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Naming and saving the new preset.<\/div>\n<p>With the layout now saved as a preset, the next time you need it, you'll be able to quickly choose it from the Preset list:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/new-features\/2014\/new-guide-layout\/preset-saved.gif\" alt=\"The custom preset guide layout now appears in the list. \" width=\"250\" height=\"197\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The custom preset now appears in the list.<\/div>\n<p>Once you've created the guide layout you need, click <strong>OK<\/strong> to close out of the New Guide Layout dialog box:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/new-features\/2014\/new-guide-layout\/ok.gif\" alt=\"Clicking the OK button in the New Guide Layout dialog box. \" width=\"429\" height=\"208\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Clicking OK to accept the new layout.<\/div>\n<h3>Hiding And Clearing The Guides<\/h3>\n<p>To temporarily hide your guide layout from view in the document, go up to the <strong>View<\/strong> menu, choose <strong>Show<\/strong>, then choose <strong>Guides<\/strong>. Do the same thing again to turn it back on. Or, simply press <strong>Ctrl+;<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Command+;<\/strong> (Mac) on your keyboard to toggle the guides on and off:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/new-features\/2014\/new-guide-layout\/view-show-guides.gif\" alt=\"Toggling the guides on and off in the document. \" width=\"203\" height=\"122\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Going to View &gt; Show &gt; Guides to turn the layout on and off.<\/div>\n<p>To clear the guide layout completely, go up to the <strong>View<\/strong> menu and choose <strong>Clear Guides<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/new-features\/2014\/new-guide-layout\/clear-guides.gif\" alt=\"Choosing Clear Guides from under the View menu. \" width=\"245\" height=\"113\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Going to View &gt; Clear Guides.<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n.ads-bottom { width:300px; padding-top:16px;padding-bottom:16px; }\n<\/style><div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- 300x250 page bottom responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle ads-bottom\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2879809098\"\n     data-ad-format=\"rectangle\"\n\t data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n<aside>\n<h3>Where to go next...<\/h3>\n<p>And there we have it! 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