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Alignformfieldstoagrid
WithNitroPro8,youcanusegridstoassistyouinpreciselylininguplinks,formfields,andotherobjects
onapage.Whenturnedon,thegridisvisibleoveryourPDFpages;however,gridlineswillnotbeprinted
whenyouprintyourdocument.Youcanalsocustomizethegrid'sdisplay,settingpreferencessuchas
defaultunits,linecolor,spacing,andotheroptions.
TheSnapToGridoptionalignsanobjectwiththenearestintersectionoflinesinthegrid.Whenyou
draw,resize,ormoveanobject,itwill"snapto"thenearestintersectionoflines,evenifthegridisnot
visible.
Tip:Ifyourshapeorobjectdoesnotmovewhereyouwant,turnofftheSnapToGridoption.
Tovieworhidethegrid:
1. OntheFormsribbontab,intheGuidesgroup,clicktoselectorcleartheShowGridcheckbox.A
checkmarkappearswhenthegridisvisible.
ToturntheSnapToGridoptiononoroff:
1. OntheFormsribbontab,intheGuidesgroup,clicktoselectorcleartheSnaptoGridcheckbox.A
checkmarkappearswhentheoptionisturnedon.
Tocustomizegridpreferences:
1. IntheFilemenu,clickPreferences
2. Fromtheleftpane,chooseUnitsandGrid
3. Choosefromavailableoptions,andthenclickOK
UnitandGridPreferences
Thefollowingoptionsareavailablewhensettingunitandgridpreferences:
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DefaultUnits.Setsthemeasurementunitstobeusedincreatingthegrid
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Gridlinecolor.Setsthecolorofthedisplayedgridlines
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Heightbetweenlines.Specifiestheverticalspacingbetweengridlines.Youcanspecifyavalue
between0and1000;decimalvaluesareaccepted
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Widthbetweenlines.Specifiesthehorizontalspacingbetweengridlines.Youcanspecifyavalue
between0and1000;decimalvaluesareaccepted
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Gridoffsetfromleftedge.Bydefault,thegridbeginsatthetop-leftcornerofthepage.Usethis
settingtochangethehorizontalstartingpointforthegrid
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Gridoffsetfromtopedge.Bydefault,thegridbeginsatthetop-leftcornerofthepage.Usethis
settingtochangetheverticalstartingpointforthegrid
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Subdivisions.Setsthenumberofgridlinesusedinsubdividingeachgridsection
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