Using the rulers and gridYou can use rulers and the grid to help you align, size, and position objects precisely on a layout.
• Rulers: Showing the rulers displays a horizontal and vertical ruler along the edge of a layout. Guide lines on each ruler track the position of the pointer as you move the pointer on the layout.
• Grid: Showing the grid displays a series of nonprinting intersecting horizontal and vertical lines on a layout, which you can use for creating, resizing, positioning, and aligning objects. Gridlines adjust when you change the unit of measure.
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• Use the grid to precisely control the placement of objects on a layout. When the grid is showing, major gridlines appear slightly darker than minor gridlines. You can change the spacing between gridlines.You can have objects “snap-to” gridlines. When you move or resize an object, it snaps to the nearest minor gridline. New objects are created aligning to the nearest major gridline.
Press Alt (Windows) or Command (Mac OS) as you drag an object. In the Inspector, click the Position tab. In the Grid area, enter values for Major Grid Spacing and Minor Grid Steps. See the default settings in the table below.The following table shows the default major units and minor steps for the selected unit of measure (inches, centimeters, or points).
• Click the upper-left corner of the document where the horizontal and vertical rulers meet until you see the unit of measure you want.
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• For additional control over positioning objects, use the guides and dynamic guides, and the Arrange & Align area of the Inspector. For more information, see Using guides and dynamic guides and Aligning or distributing objects.
• FileMaker Pro performs the snap-to effect among the layout tools in this order: grid, dynamic guides, guides.