Option 4.2. WYSIWYG Form Editor Grid

About this task

You can use a configurable grid to help place and align objects on your WYSIWYG form.

Display or clear the grid

Check Grid Visible to display the grid.

Note: Press Ctrl+G to toggle the grid on and off.


A	Grid Visible checked
B	Grid Visible cleared

Configure the grid

Click Tools>Options on the WYSIWYG Form Editor toolbar.

The Options dialog box opens.

Select the Grid tab.

Configuration options are as follows.


	Field	Description
	Grid Style	Dot Grid	Displays the grid as dots.
		Line Grid	Displays the grid as lines.
		Draw Center Line	Displays horizontal and vertical lines in the center of the form.
Up	Grid Size	H Spacing	Spacing between horizontal dots or lines.
			Range	10-400
		V Spacing	Spacing between vertical dots or lines.
			Range	10-400
			Examples
			Dots 10 X 10

			Lines 50 X 50

			Lines 250 X 10

Up	Snap to Grid	Snap Position to Grid	When you release the left mouse button or use the arrow keys to move an object, the object snaps to the nearest horizontal/vertical grid lines/dots.
		Snap Size to Grid	When you release the left mouse button after increasing or decreasing the object size, the object edges snap to the nearest horizontal/vertical grid lines/dots.
			Example
			Item before snapped.

			Item after snapped (position and size).

		Note: Toggle the Alt key to disable/enable Snap to Grid as follows:
		Press Alt when:		Result
		Snap to Grid is checked		Disables the functionality. Objects do not snap to the grid.
		Snap to Grid is clear		Enables the functionality. Objects do snap to the grid.