Placing vertical lines evenly spaced?

In CS5, I have a rectangle and want to place 2 or 3 vertical lines on the right side of it to divide some icons that will be placed within each of the areas divided by the vertical lines. What is the best way to ensure that the lines are evenly spaced within that area?
Thanks.

Turn on view >>smart Guides (so a checkmark is in front of it)
Turn on view >> snap to point
Zoom in close, so you can watch as your cursor changes in the next step
Select one of your small vertical lines and option drag and drop a copy to the right end of the blue gradient
Select the the 3 vertical lines
Click on distribute as in the first example (your 2 small boxes in the gradient are now the same exact width)
Delete the 3rd line I had you create (it was just used as a tool to help the align palette distribute the space evenly)
Center your 2 white icons in the space

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Use 40 black 1 pixel x 400 pixel vertical lines, and create an experimental composition using varying vertical spacing?

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enforcer4u,
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