Overview
The Grid is a series of dots or intersecting lines
that are set equidistant apart that you can use to precisely
create, align and position objects, text or curves to
in the Drawing area using the Snap to feature. You can
also set the Grid's x and y coordinates at different
intervals to each other to suit any layout application,
as shown in the simple examples above:
Click on Tools
(as shown above) to bring out the
DesignCenter, select Guide, Dimensions and
Grid and then
the Grid tab, (as show
directly below);
Grid
Tools
2.
Click on the Show Grid
checkbox and the
Grid will now display in the Drawing area, or;
3.
Click on the Pick tool
and click anywhere in the drawing area to ensure
nothing is selected and in the Heads Up
display (buttons along the bottom) of the drawing
area click on Grid
on/off.
Click the Layout menu
→
Layout Properties
→
Grid Properties... and the Property Inspector
will be highlighted on the Grid Settings;
2.
Click on the Display expand node
and select On for Grid and the Grid will
now display in the Drawing area, or
You can also fly out the Property
Inspector by clicking on the Tools
(as shown directly above)
and selecting Object Manager and Properties
from the dropdown.
Click on the Pick tool
and click anywhere in the drawing area to ensure
nothing is selected and the Page tools
will become available in the 2nd row of tools (as
shown above);
2.
Open the Grid Tools as
explained above;
3.
Click the Up or Down
arrow in Horizontal or Vertical or type in a Value to Set the Grid's Spacing.
You can also set the Grid Spacing
from the Property Inspector by clicking on
and going to the Application
→
Grid node.
Click on the Pick tool
and click anywhere in the drawing area to ensure
nothing is selected and the Page tools
will become available in the 2nd row of tools (as
shown above);
2.
Open the Grid Tools as
explained above;
3.
Click on the Grid as Dots (as shown above) and the
Grid will now display as Dots instead of lines in the
Drawing area.
You can also set the Grid as Dots
from the Property Inspector by clicking on
and going to the Application
→
Grid node.
Click on the Snap to dropdown
(as shown above) and select Grid and Objects will Snap to the Grid in the Drawing
area.
You can also set Snap to Grid from the Property
Inspector by clicking on the docker
and going to the Display node.
You can also set Objects to
Snap to Grid by clicking on the Snap to
dropdown from the 1st row of tools and
selecting Snap to Grid (as shown directly above).
The Grid is also a quick way
to Distribute Objects.
and click anywhere in the drawing area to ensure
nothing is selected and in the Heads Up
display (buttons along the bottom) of the drawing
area click on Grid
on/off.
and select On for Grid and the Grid will
now display in the Drawing area, or
and going to the Application
→
Grid node.
