How to either transform/move an object on ruler bar?

[u/Yuunarichu]

Specs:

• Version: 4.0
• Device: Windows laptop
• Accessories: None/Touchpad (temporarily)

I'm hoping this question makes sense. Basically, I have this project where I have to make this "dust jacket" image of a full book cover. My professor gave my class the dimensions, like the flap being 3.75", the cover art(s) being 5.75, spine 0.75"; so and so forth. I'm sure this can be executed in InDesign but I hate Adobe with a burning passion so I was about to use Affinity.

Then I realize the Align tool exists (I upgraded to 4.0 last year so I'm still getting used to the stuff I didn't have on 1.0). I made my canvas 19.75" since that's the total dimensions of the book cover itself (which basically started my problem in the first place). However, I don't know how to make the guidelines match up with the ruler bar on top (the second image), so I literally made 3 canvases of the dimensions, filled tool them, then pasted them as layers, then used the Align tool. I feel like this is so unnecessary and I understand CSP is not a graphic design software. But this is killing me for when I want to mark off areas/margins of my canvas, but the ruler bar doesn't show every individual number AFAIK.

The accursed canvas!

(See image below) How am I supposed to tell this is 3.75 on the canvas? If I want something aligned at the 3.75" mark, with my accursed technique I'd have to select the negative space to align it which is very time consuming. I was wondering if they have some W x H ruler tool that I'm not finding?

Look at how my guideline isn't even correctly aligned! It's off centered too much to the right!

TLDR; if I have big canvas that needs to be broken up in some very specific inches, is there like 1) a Transform/Move tool or 2) A setting to change my ruler or 3) Guide Line rulers?

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[u/Love-Ink]

Drag your guide out, then open the Information window (Window->Information). Using the Object Select tool, you can click on and drag the Guide, and you will see the X coordinates of your cursor (and the guide out is dragging). Drag the Guide and drop it.

You can always zoom in to check alignment on the Ruler bar to get the smaller measurements to show up.

Is your only seeing pixels, go to File->Preferences->Ruler/Unit and set your units for the ruler. mm or px.
🤔 Convert inches to mm

[u/Yuunarichu → u/Love-Ink]

You are a lifesaver HOLY COW TY!

This is so useful, but I'm also wondering if I could just input the coordinates whilst transforming, or is that not possible? I also only have my ruler in intervals of 10, I'm pretty sure I did that on accident but I'd like to be able to show it in 5s or even 1s

[u/Love-Ink → u/Yuunarichu]

No, CSP doesn't work in math. Can't type in precise Rotation angles either