GRIDS, GUIDES AND SNAPPING

Introduction

Use of the grid, guidelines, and snapping is essential if you are trying to ensure precise positioning of objects. This tutorial will discuss the grid, guidelines, and magnetic snapping in detail, and highlight how their use is affected by the Scale Line Widths feature.

To activate the grid, go to the Window menu, and select Show Grid, or just press the # key to toggle. The default grid is shown below.

Grid Options

There are many grid options, and there is a dedicated tab in the options dialogue that deals with them. There are two ways to access this:

1. Go to the Utilities menu, and select Options (or just press Ctrl+Shift+O), and select the Grid and Rulers tab.

2. With the rulers visible in the document (Ctrl+L, or Ctrl+Shift+R), right click on a ruler, and select Grid and Ruler Options from the context menu.