Operation Manual

Figure 191: Positioning with snap to grid
Displaying the grid
To display the grid in Draw or to switch off the grid, go to View > Grid > Display Grid on the main
menu bar or click on the Display Grid icon on the Options toolbar.
Configuring the grid
The resolution, snap and snap position of the grid points can be configured. Go to Tools >
Options > LibreOffice Draw > Grid on the main menu bar to open the options dialog for the grid
(Figure 192).
• Vertical and horizontal spacing of the dots in the grid. You can also change the unit of
measurement used in the general Draw options by going to Tools > Options > LibreOffice
Draw > General.
• The resolution is the size of the squares or rectangles in the grid. If the resolution is 1 cm
horizontal and 2 cm vertical, the grid consists of rectangles 2 cm high and 1 cm wide.
• Subdivisions are additional points that appear along the sides of each rectangle or square
in the grid. Objects snap to subdivisions as well as to the corners of the grid.
• The pixel size of the snap area defines how close you need to bring an object to a snap
point or line before it will snap to it.
• The default color of the grid is light gray. To change the color of the grid points, go to Tools
> Options > LibreOffice > Appearance on the main menu bar.
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