Set up a baseline grid, Set up a document grid – Adobe InCopy CC 2015 User Manual
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These grids and guides are never visible on printed or exported output. One set of rulers and grids exists per page, but
a guide can exist across all pages of a spread or within only a single page.
Note: Grids, rulers, and guides are not available in Galley or Story view.
Set up a baseline grid
Use Grid Preferences to set up a baseline grid for the entire document.
You can set up a baseline grid for a frame by using the Text Frame Options. (See
.)
1
Choose Edit > Preferences > Grids (Windows) or InCopy > Preferences > Grids (Mac OS).
2
Specify a baseline grid color by choosing a color in the Color menu. You can also choose Custom in the Color menu.
3
For Relative To, specify whether you want the grid to start at the top of the page or the top margin.
4
For Start, type a value to offset the grid from either the top of the page or the top margin of the page, depending on
the option you choose from the Relative To menu. If you have trouble aligning the vertical ruler to this grid, try
starting with a value of zero.
5
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 First grid line B Increment between grid lines
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For View Threshold, type a value to specify the magnification below which the grid does not appear. Increase the
view threshold to prevent crowded grid lines at lower magnifications.
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Click OK.
Note: The Snap To Guides command controls both snapping to guides and snapping to the baseline grid.
Set up a document grid
1
Choose Edit > Preferences > Grids (Windows) or InCopy > Preferences > Grids (Mac OS).
2
Specify a document grid color by choosing a color in the Color menu. You can also choose Custom in the Color
menu.