Grids

A choice of simple non-printing, non-exporting grids can be displayed on your page to help you lay out objects more accurately.

Grids

The grid is overlaid over your page to help you align objects. They are grey by default but can be any colour you choose.

Grids default to the applied master page or spread grid settings but can be overridden by selecting a page or facing page spread and tweaking settings in the Grid and Axis Manager. Optionally, a grid can be applied to an individual page or spread which doesn't use master pages.

Grids can be automatic or fixed—the former (as default) changes the frequency of grid subdivisions as you zoom in/zoom out, the latter always keeps the grid frequency constant (irrespective of zoom level).

Grids work best when combined with snapping, in particular when the Snap to Grid option is enabled.

Toggle Preview Mode To show or hide the grid:

Do one of the following:

Toggle Preview Mode To create a fixed square grid:
  1. On the Toggle Preview Mode menu (to the right of the Preview button), select Grid Settings.
  2. On the context toolbar, set the Grid Mode to 'Standard'.
  3. Set the Spacing, Divisions and/or Gutter values.
To customise grid colour:

About pixel grid

When working at large magnification levels, zooming in an undetermined amount, a pixel grid serves as a handy visual aid. A different grid colour can also aid work where there is little colour variance in the image.

To enable a pixel grid:
  1. On the Toggle Preview Mode menu, ensure Pixel Grid is selected (default).
  2. (Optional) On the context toolbar, modify colour options for better grid visibility.

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