View grids, View or hide the grid, Turn the snap to grid option on or off – Adobe Acrobat XI User Manual
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View grids
Use grids to accurately line up text and objects in a document. When turned on, the grid is visible over the document.
The Snap To Grid option aligns an object with the nearest grid line when you move the object.
View or hide the grid
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Choose View > Show/Hide > Rulers & Grids > Grid. A check mark appears next to the command name when the
grid is displayed.
Turn the Snap To Grid option on or off
Choose View > Show/Hide > Rulers & Grids > Snap To Grid. A check mark appears next to the command name when
the option is turned on.
Change the grid appearance
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In the Preferences dialog box under Categories, select Units & Guides.
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To change grid settings, do any of the following:
• To change the spacing between grid lines, enter a value for Width Between Lines and Height Between Lines.
• To change the origin of the grid, enter a value for Grid Offset From Left Edge and Grid Offset From Top Edge.
• To change the number of subdivisions within each grid square, enter a value for Subdivisions. Subdivision lines
are lighter than grid lines.
• To change the color of the grid lines, click the Grid Line Color square and choose a new color from the Color
panel.
Create ruler guides
Horizontal and vertical rulers let you check the size of objects in your documents. You can also create guides in your
document, which are especially useful for lining up objects, such as form fields. You can change the unit of
measurement and color used in the ruler.
Create new ruler guides
Choose View > Show/Hide > Rulers & Grids > Rulers.
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Do one of the following:
• Drag down from the horizontal ruler to create a horizontal guide, or drag to the right of the vertical ruler to create
a vertical guide.
• Double-click a location on the horizontal ruler to create a vertical guide, or double-click a location on the vertical
ruler to create a horizontal guide.
Show or hide guides
Choose View > Show/Hide > Rulers & Grids > Guides.
Move or delete ruler guides
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Click the guide to select it, and then drag it to a new location, or press Delete. To delete all guides, right-click in the
ruler area and choose Clear All Guides or Clear Guides On Page.