Ruler & Grid dialog box

This dialog box specifies the settings for the rulers and grid lines. You can have separate settings for the horizontal and vertical rulers and grid lines.

Rulers

Subdivisions

Specifies how many tick marks are on the vertical and horizontal rulers. You can choose Fine, Normal, or Coarse.

Ruler zero

Specifies the location of zero on the horizontal and vertical ruler. By default, the horizontal ruler's zero point is the left edge of the page, and the vertical ruler's zero point is the bottom edge of the page. For example, if you specify 3 inches for both rulers, the ruler zero is positioned to the right (for the horizontal ruler) and 3 inches toward the top (for the vertical ruler).

Grid

Grid spacing

Specifies how far apart the grid lines are. You can choose Fine, Normal, Coarse, or Fixed.

Fine, Normal, and Coarse set the grid to a variable grid; the grid spacing changes as you zoom in and out. Fixed sets the grid to a fixed grid; when you zoom in or out, the spacing between grid lines does not change.

Minimum spacing

For Fine, Normal, or Coarse grid spacing settings, specifies the minimum space between grid lines.

For Fixed, specifies how far apart the grid lines are.

Grid origin

Specifies where to place the grid origin. For example, you could move the grid in increments different from the ruler to align the grid with a shape or part of the drawing. By default, the grid origin is in the lower-left corner.