Document grid and pixel grid

To display or hide the document grid
To set the document grid display and spacing
To change the settings of the pixel grid
To set objects to snap to the document grid
To set objects to snap to the pixel grid

The document grid is a series of non-printing intersecting lines that you can display in the drawing window. You can use the document grid to precisely align and position objects.

You can customize the look of the document grid by changing the grid display and grid spacing. The grid display lets you view the document grid as lines or as dots. The spacing lets you set the distance between the grid lines. The spacing options are based on the unit of measure for the ruler. For example, if the ruler unit of measure is set to inches, the spacing options are based on inches.

If the ruler unit of measure is set to pixels, or if you enabled the Pixels view, you can specify the color and opacity of the pixel grid. The pixel grid is a series of intersecting lines that show you individual pixels in a document. For more information about the Pixels view, see Viewing modes. By default, the lower-left corner of the document page is aligned with pixel grid to help you create pixel-perfect objects for the web.

You can also have objects snap to the document grid or the pixel grid, so that when you move the objects, they align with the grid lines.

The checkered effect in this graphic was created by using the document grid.

To display or hide the document grid

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• Click View Grid Document Grid.
A check mark beside the Document Grid command indicates that the document grid is displayed.

To set the document grid display and spacing

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1 Click Layout Document Options.
2 In the left pane of the dialog box that appears, click Grid.
3 Enable the Show grid as check box, and enable one of the following options:
• Lines
• Dots
4 In the Document grid area, type a value in the Horizontal box.
If you want to change the grid spacing intervals or the number of lines displayed per unit of measure, choose an option from the list box. The options are based on the unit of measure used for the ruler.
5 Type a value in the Vertical box.

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The unit of measure used for grid spacing is the same as that used for rulers. For information about ruler settings, see To customize ruler settings.

To change the settings of the pixel grid

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1 Click Layout Document Options.
2 Click Grid.
3 In the Pixel grid area, open the Color picker, and click a color.
4 Move the Opacity slider to the right to increase the opacity of the grid.

 

You can also
 
Enable or disable object snapping to pixels
Enable or disable the Snap to pixel check box.
Show or hide the pixel grid (when zoomed in at 800% or higher)
Enable or disable the Show grid at 800% or higher zoom check box.
To see the effect, switch to pixel view (View Pixels) and zoom to 800% or higher.
Align page center with the pixel grid (useful when saving files to earlier versions of CorelDRAW)
Disable the Align page with pixel grid check box.
The Align page with pixel grid setting aligns the lower-left corner of the page with the pixel grid to help you create pixel-perfect designs on export. Disable this check box only when you plan to save the file to an earlier version of CorelDRAW.

To set objects to snap to the document grid

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1 Click View Snap To Document Grid.
2 Move the objects with the Pick tool .

To set objects to snap to the pixel grid

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1 Click View Snap To Pixels.
2 Move the objects with the Pick tool .

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This option is available only when pixel view is enabled. For more information, see Viewing modes.

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