Set up a document grid – Adobe InDesign CS3 User Manual
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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.
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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.
Baseline grid in document window
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, and click OK.
Increase the view threshold to prevent crowded grid lines at lower magnifications.
Baseline grid at magnification below view threshold (left) and above view threshold (right)
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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
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Choose Edit > Preferences > Grids (Windows) or InDesign > Preferences > Grids (Mac OS).
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Specify a document grid color by choosing a color in the Color menu. You can also choose Custom in the Color menu.
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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.
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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.
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Do one of the following, and click OK:
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To put the document and baseline grids behind all other objects, make sure that Grids in Back is selected.
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To put the document and baseline grids in front of all other objects, deselect Grids in Back.
To put guides behind all other objects, you can also choose Guides in Back in the context menu that appears when
you right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) an empty area of the document window.
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