Grid Units preferences

The Grid Units preferences page allows you to set grid display options of the designer window. Grid is a framework of lines used to align objects within frames.

This page includes the following options:

Option Description
Display grid Allow you to show grid on the design window.
Snap to grid Allow you to move and resize objects only from grid point to grid point.
Grid layout unit size (Graphical Windows only) Specify the width and height of the grid unit.
Note: Units of measure (characters or pixels) is specified by the Layout Units option.
Layout units Specify the units to set the height and width of the grid size. The value must be specified in Character or Pixel.
Grid units between major lines Specify the number of grid units to set the space between horizontal and vertical grid lines. This value must be an integer.
Restore Defaults Reset the preferences to the default values.
Apply Apply the changes you made to the current workspace configuration.