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Working with design grids
The design grid feature is an extension of the baseline grid feature in versions 7 and
earlier of QuarkXPress and QuarkCopyDesk. Design grids make it even easier for you
to define grids, allowing you to align text and objects precisely on both the page and
text box levels.
For information on preferences related to design grids, see "Preferences Layout
Guides and Grid."
For information on preferences related to design grids, see "Preferences Layout
Guides and Grid" and "Preferences Layout Grid Cell Fill."
Understanding design grids
A design grid is a sequence of nonprinting guidelines for aligning text and items.
Grid lines
Each design grid includes the following grid lines: bottomline, baseline, centerline, and
topline. In addition, design grids include a full cell box, which makes it easy for you
to align characters vertically or horizontally. You can align text and items to any of
these grid lines.
A line in a design grid includes a bottomline, a baseline, a centerline, and a topline.
In the horizontal story direction, a line in a design grid includes a bottomline, a baseline,
a centerline, a topline, and a full cell box.
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