Baseline grid

To display or hide the baseline grid
To set baseline grid spacing and color
To turn baseline grid snapping on or off

The guides of the baseline grid run across the drawing page and follow the pattern of a ruled notebook. You can display or hide the baseline grid, turn snapping on or off, change the grid color, and set the line spacing. By default, the line spacing is 14 pt. All objects can snap to the baseline grid; only text frames can align to baseline grid. For more information, see Align text to the baseline grid.

To display or hide the baseline grid

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

To set baseline grid spacing and color

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1 Click Layout Document Options.
2 In the left pane of the dialog box that appears, click Grid.
3 Perform a task from the following table.

 

To
Do the following
Set spacing
In the Baseline grid area, type a value in the Spacing box.
Set distance from top
Type a value in the Start from top box.
Setting this value to 0 makes the first line of the baseline grid overlap with the top edge of the drawing page.
Set color
Open the Color picker, and choose a color.

To turn baseline grid snapping on or off

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• On the standard toolbar, click Snap to, and enable the Baseline grid check box.

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