Answers.Body: <p>Updating my answer as this is now possible in CC 2019 onwards:
  Create a guide, right click on it and enter a numeric value. Simple!</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>Sadly, no. I've wished for this many times myself.</p>
  
  <p>Michael Szalapski wrote in a <a href="https://forums.creativecow.net/thread/202/892496" rel="nofollow">CreativeCow thread</a>,</p>
  
  <p>"At 100% zoom level in the comp viewer, guides move on full pixels, so you can place them on exact pixels right where you want them if you sit them on a null (or solid or whatever). Granted, it doesn't snap, but when I tried it just now, I got it right where I wanted it pretty quickly with a null as a reference. "</p>
  
  <p>That's the best solution I've ever come across. Not what you asked for, I know.</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>I just write an "O" and align it in the middle with the align tool. Then zoom in and set the guides so there's a perfectly placed cross in the middle of the O. Hope you find this useful.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: If you're aiming for the middle, just turn on the screen safe guides - they give you a cross smack bang in the middle of the comp ;)
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Answers.Body: <p>You can actually right-click the guide and enter in a numerical position, now !</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>Looks like this will be available in CC 2019:</p>
  
  <p><div class="youtube-embed"><div>
                  <iframe width="640px" height="395px" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WKpejnYE3s0?start=90"></iframe>
              </div></div></p>
  
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Body: <p>Is there a way to manually type the precise pixel position for a guide, instead of zooming in and dragging it to the correct position?</p>
  
Tags: <after-effects>
Title: Enter the position for a guide in After Effects numerically
UserDisplayName: tomh
ThreadText: # Enter the position for a guide in After Effects numerically
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2016-03-22)
  
  Is there a way to manually type the precise pixel position for a guide, instead of zooming in and dragging it to the correct position?
  
  **Tags:** after-effects
  
  
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  ## 5 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2018-07-10. Score: 3
  
  Updating my answer as this is now possible in CC 2019 onwards:
  Create a guide, right click on it and enter a numeric value. Simple!
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2016-03-24. Score: 2
  
  Sadly, no. I've wished for this many times myself.
  
  Michael Szalapski wrote in a [CreativeCow thread](https://forums.creativecow.net/thread/202/892496),
  
  "At 100% zoom level in the comp viewer, guides move on full pixels, so you can place them on exact pixels right where you want them if you sit them on a null (or solid or whatever). Granted, it doesn't snap, but when I tried it just now, I got it right where I wanted it pretty quickly with a null as a reference. "
  
  That's the best solution I've ever come across. Not what you asked for, I know.
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_3 on 2018-07-09. Score: 0
  
  I just write an "O" and align it in the middle with the align tool. Then zoom in and set the guides so there's a perfectly placed cross in the middle of the O. Hope you find this useful.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: If you're aiming for the middle, just turn on the screen safe guides - they give you a cross smack bang in the middle of the comp ;)  
  
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  ### Answer by username_4 on 2020-09-16. Score: 0
  
  You can actually right-click the guide and enter in a numerical position, now !
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_0 on 2018-10-04. Score: 0
  
  Looks like this will be available in CC 2019:
  
  
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