Quick links to procedures on this page:
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Corel Painter provides a grid to help you in laying down brushstrokes or creating shapes. You can align and snap image elements to a basic grid. You can set the types, size, line thickness, and color of the grid. You can also print gridlines.
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Choose Canvas  Grid Show Grid.
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A non-printing grid appears. |
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You can also activate the grid from the Navigator panel by clicking the Open
Navigator Settings button  and choosing Show Grid.
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| To set grid options | |
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Choose Canvas Grid Grid Options.
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In the Grid Options dialog box, choose a grid type from the Grid Type list box.
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Type values in any of the following boxes:
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Horizontal Spacing
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Vertical Spacing
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Line Thickness
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The unit of measure can be in pixels, inches, centimeters, points, picas, columns (2 in. wide), or percent. |
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Click the Grid Color chip to set the color of the gridlines.
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Click the Background chip to set the grid’s background color.
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| To print gridlines | |
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Choose Effects Esoterica Grid Paper.
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