You can use grids and guides to accurately
align and position expressions, text, or any item in your document. The
grid represents horizontal and vertical lines which appear at regular
intervals on the page, just like graph paper. Set apart at any distance
you like, they make a great reference for aligning items relative to each
other or from the page edge. Guides are reference lines, horizontal or
vertical, that can be set anywhere on the page. Unlike gridlines, guides
can be positioned at will, and are particularly useful for fine positioning
of items to be aligned between lines of the grid.
You can also tell Finale to automatically
snap certain items to the closest grid intersection or to a guide line.
To show the
grid
- From the View Menu, choose Page View.
- From the View Menu, choose Show Grid. The
grid appears on the page. To set the distance between gridlines, see Document Options-Grids
and Guides.
To create
a guide
- From the View Menu, choose Page View.
- From the View Menu, choose Show Guides.
Notice rulers appear above and to the left of the page.
- Control-click the ruler and choose New Guide. The
New Vertical/Horizontal Guide dialog box appears, which displays the guide
location.
- Click OK. The guide line appears. To
move the line, click the arrow at the top or left end of the line.
To snap
to grids and guides
- In Page View, from the View Menu, choose Show
Grid or Show Guides.
- From the Document Menu, choose Document Options,
and then select Grids and Guides.
- Check Snap To Grid or Snap To Guide.
- Choose Items to Snap To Grid or Items to Snap
To Guide. The Items to Snap To Grid or Items to Snap To Guides
dialog box appears. See Items
To Snap To Grid and Items to Snap to Guide
dialog boxes.
- Check the items you want to snap to grids and/or
guides.
- Click OK. Selected items now snap to
the nearest grid intersection and to nearby guide lines. To see how close
you can move an item to a guide line without snapping to the guide, Control-click
the guide arrow and choose Show Gravity Zone.
