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Editing objects, layout parts, and the layout background
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ILEMAKER PRO HELP 369
• Rulers: Showing the rulers displays a horizontal and vertical ruler along the edge of a
layout. Guide lines on each ruler track the position of the pointer as you move the pointer on
the layout.
• Grid: Showing the grid displays a series of nonprinting intersecting horizontal and vertical
lines on a layout, which you can use for creating, resizing, positioning, and aligning objects.
Gridlines adjust when you change the unit of measure.
Showing and hiding the rulers
• To show the rulers, in Layout mode, choose View menu > Rulers.
• To hide the rulers, choose View menu > Rulers again.
Working with the grid
Use the grid to precisely control the placement of objects on a layout. When the grid is showing,
major gridlines appear slightly darker than minor gridlines. You can change the spacing between
gridlines.
You can have objects “snap-to” gridlines. When you move or resize an object, it snaps to the nearest
minor gridline. New objects are created aligning to the nearest major gridline.
Grid
Rulers
To Do this in Layout mode
Show or hide the grid In the Inspector, click the Position tab. In the Grid area,
select or deselect Show grid.
Or, choose View menu > Grid > Show Grid. To hide the
grid, choose Show Grid again.
If you don’t see the Inspector, click Inspector in the
layout bar.
Turn the “snap-to” effect on or off In the Inspector, click the Position tab. In the Grid area,
select or deselect Snap to grid.
Or, choose View menu > Grid > Snap to Grid. To turn it off,
choose Snap to Grid again.
Note Objects snap to the grid even when the grid is hidden.
Override the grid's snap-to effect Press Alt (Windows) or Command (OS X) as you drag an
object.