Grids


You can draw a grid and set the number of rows and columns. A grid is a grouped set of rectangles that you can break apart.

To draw a grid

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1 In the toolbox, click the Rectangle tools button, and click the Graph paper tool .
2 Type values in the Columns and rows box on the property bar.
3 Drag diagonally to draw the grid.

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If you want to draw the grid from its center point outward, hold down Shift as you drag. If you want to draw a square grid, hold down Ctrl as you drag; if the grid has an equal number of rows and columns, the cells will be square as well.

To ungroup a grid

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1 Select a grid by using the Pick tool .
2 Click Object Ungroup.

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