Use this page to change the default options for the rulers
and
grid.
Ruler options
- Show rulers
for new diagrams
- Select to show or hide rulers for new diagrams.
When you turn on the rulers,
the guidelines are also turned on. You can drag the vertical and horizontal
guidelines, which are anchored at the upper-left corner of the diagram,
onto
diagrams and then line up diagram elements to the guidelines.
- Ruler units
- Select to view rulers in
inches, centimeters, or pixels.
Grid
options
- Show grid for new diagrams
- Select
to show or hide the grid for new diagrams.
- Snap
to grid for new diagrams
- Select to snap elements to the grid
for new diagrams. When the snap-to-grid
feature is enabled, you can move diagram elements in increments based
on the
grid size. When you move diagram elements or add new elements to the
diagram,
the top-left corner of the shapes snap into alignment with the grid.
- Grid spacing
- Type a value for the distance
between lines on the grid.