"Grid & Rulers" Dialog

This dialog is used to configure the view of the grid and the rulers.

This dialog can be called from the Tools / Grid menu or with the keyboard:

Ctrl + Shift + G Cmd + Shift + G

 

The Grid & Rulers dialog in Windows:

The Grid & Rulers dialog in Mac OS X:

 

The Rulers Origins -sets the starting point (origin) for the rulers. The origin represents the horizontal and vertical offset relative to the upper left corner of the page.

Horizontal - horizontal offset. The possible range is -320 mm to +320 mm.
Vertical - vertical offset. The possible range is -320 mm to +320 mm.

The Grid Origins -sets the starting point (origin) for the grid lines. The origin represents the horizontal and vertical offset relative to the upper left corner of the page.

Horizontal - horizontal offset. The possible range is -320 mm to +320 mm.
Vertical - vertical offset. The possible range is -320 mm to +320 mm.

The Grid Spacing section specifies the size of the grid cells.

Horizontal - sets the width of the grid cells:

Normal
Fine
Coarse
Fixed.

The Fixed option allows to input a custom value within the 0 mm to 320 mm range.

Vertical - sets the height of the grid cells:

Normal
Fine
Coarse
Fixed

The Fixed option allows to input a custom value within the 0 mm to 320 mm range.