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5 For View Threshold, type a value to specify the magnification below which the grid
does not appear, and click OK. Increase the view threshold to prevent crowded grid lines
at lower magnifications.
To set up a document grid:
1 Choose Edit > Preferences > Grids (Windows and Mac OS 9), or InDesign > Preferences
> Grids (Mac OS 10.1).
2 Specify a document grid color by choosing a preset color in the Color menu. You can
also choose Other in the Color menu, or double-click the color box to specify a custom
color in the system color picker.
3 To set horizontal grid spacing, specify a value for Gridline Every in the Horizontal
section of the Document Grid section, and then specify a value for Subdivisions between
each grid line.
Baseline grid at magnification below view threshold (left) and above view threshold (right)
4 To set vertical grid spacing, specify a value for Gridline Every in the Vertical section
of the Document Grid section, and then specify a value for Subdivisions between each
grid line.
5 Do one of the following, and click OK:
To put the document and baseline grids behind all other objects, make sure that Grids
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in Back is selected.
To put the document and baseline grids in front of all other objects, deselect Grids in
•
Back.
You can also choose Guides in Back in the context menu that appears when you select
a guide, and then right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) an empty area of the
document window in order that objects will appear in front of the guides.
To show or hide the grids:
To show or hide the baseline grid, choose View > Show/Hide Baseline Grid. To show or
hide the document grid, choose View > Show/Hide Document Grid.
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