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Document Options-Grids and Guides dialog box

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How to get there

Choose Grid/Guide Options from the View menu, or from the Document menu, choose Document Options, then select Grids and Guides.

What it does

Use the Grid/Guide Options dialog box to set the various options for the grids and guides on your page.

Grid Line Every. Type in the number and select the units for your grid spacing.
Display One In ___ . You can set how dense the grid is displayed. Even though you are snapping every quarter inch, you can display the grid every half inch.
Gravity Zone Size. Use this text box and units selection to specify the area around the guide that will be affected by Snap to Guide.
Grid Line Style • Guide Line Style: Solid • Dashes • Dots • Cross hairs. Select the type of grid and guide to be displayed.
Grid Color • Guide Color. Click on these buttons to set the Grid and Guide color.
Items to Snap to Grid • Items to Snap to Guide. Click on these buttons to select which items will be affected by snapping.
Show Grid • Show Guide. Select these checkboxes to display the grids and guides. This is the same as selecting Show Grid or Show Guide from the View menu.
Snap to Grid • Snap to Guide. Select these checkboxes to activate Snap to Grid or Snap to Guide. This is the same as selecting Snap to Grid or Snap to Guide from the Edit menu.