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Creating grids
Two kinds of nonprinting grids are available: a baseline grid for aligning columns of text,
and a document grid for aligning objects. On the screen, a baseline grid resembles ruled
notebook paper, and a document grid resembles graph paper. You can customize both
kinds of grids.
Baseline grid (left) and document grid (right)
When a grid is visible, you can observe the following characteristics:
The baseline grid covers entire spreads, but the document grid covers the entire
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pasteboard.
Grids appear on every spread and cannot be assigned to any master.
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The document grid can appear in front of or behind all guides, layers, and objects, but
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cannot be assigned to any layer.
To set up a baseline grid:
1 Choose Edit > Preferences > Grids (Windows and Mac OS 9), or InDesign > Preferences
> Grids (Mac OS 10.1).
2 Specify a baseline 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 For Start, type a value to offset the grid from the top of the page, usually to account for
the top margin. If you have trouble aligning the vertical ruler to this grid, try starting with a
value of zero.
4 For Increment Every, type a value for the spacing between grid lines. In most cases, type
a value that equals your body text leading, so that lines of text align perfectly to this grid.
A B
A. Baseline grid start B. Increment between grid lines
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