Snapping to grids and guides

Snap to Grid and Snap to Guide is only available in Page View.

To turn on snapping of grids and guides

• Choose Snap to Grid or Snap to Guide from the Edit Menu. Choose the item again to deselect it and turn it off.

To turn on display of grids and guides

• Choose Show Grid or Show Guides from the View Menu. Choose Hide Grid or Hide Guides turn it off.

To snap items to a grid or guide

1. Choose Page View from the View Menu.
2. Make sure that Snap to Grid or Snap to Guide is selected in the Edit Menu. See To set up a grid and To set up guides for information on creating and setting up guides and grids. 
3. Select a tool (such as the Expression Tool) that is enabled in the Items to Snap to Grid or Items to Snap to Guide dialog box.
4. Select a handle and move the item. The item will snap to the nearest grid point or guide line when you release the mouse button. Items will snap to a guide line only if they are moved to within the guides gravity zone. This is set up in the Grid/Guide Options dialog box.

To temporarily override the Snap function, press option while dragging the item. Guides override the grid if both are being used and the item is dragged within the gravity zone of the guide.

To set up a grid

1. Choose Grid/Guide Options from the View Menu. The Grid/Guide Options dialog box appears. See Document Options-Grids and Guides.
2. Enter the density of the grid in the Grid Line Every text box. You can select the specific units.
3. Enter the amount of the grid you would like to show in the Display One in text box. For example, entering a 1 would display every grid line. Entering a 2 would display every other grid line.
4. Select the style of the grid lines from the Grid Line Style popup menu.
5. Click Grid Color to set up the color of the grid.
6. Click on Items to Snap to Grid to select which items are affected by the Snap to Grid function. See Items To Snap To Grid and Items To Snap To Guide dialog boxes for more details.
7. Click Show Grid and Snap to Grid. This will ensure that the grid is displayed and in effect.
8. Click OK.

To set up guides

1. Choose Grid/Guide Options from the View Menu. The Grid/Guide Options dialog box appears.
2. Enter the size of the gravity zone around the guide in the Gravity Zone Size text box. You can select the specific units. The gravity zone is the space around the guide that will “capture” any item dragged into it and snap it to the guide.
3. Select the style of the grid lines from the Guide Line Style popup menu.
4. Click Guides Color to set up the color of the grid.
5. Click on Items to Snap to Guide to select which items are affected by the Snap to Guide function. See Items To Snap To Grid and Items To Snap To Guide dialog boxes for more details.
6. Click Show Guide and Snap to Guide. This will ensure that the guides are displayed and in effect.
7. Click OK.
8. Make sure Show Rulers and Page View are selected in the View Menu.
9. Double-click in the ruler to create a guide. Click on the guide in the ruler and drag to move the guide. Click on the guide in the ruler and press delete to delete guide. Option-click to select multiple guides.