Using the grid and rulers

The Grid command shows or hides the drawing grid in all scenes. This is the same as turning on Show Grid in the Movie Properties box (Modify > Movie). Set grid spacing by choosing Modify > Movie and entering a value into the Grid Spacing box.

You can display rulers along the top and left sides of the movie. When you move an element on the stage with the rulers displayed, lines indicating the element's dimensions appear on the rulers.

Note: To create custom guide or irregular guides, use guide layers. See Using guide layers.

To display or hide rulers:

Choose View > Rulers.

To specify the units of measurement for the movie:

Choose Modify > Movie and choose the preferred units.

Regardless of the currently chosen units, you can enter numeric values in any dialog box in any of the recognized measurement units. Include the appropriate abbreviation with the entered value (for example, 0.25" or 10 pt).