

F5 : Isoplane : Cycles through 2D isoplane settings. F6 : Dynamic UCS (AutoCAD only) Turns automatic UCS alignment with planar surfaces on and off. F7 : Grid display : Turns the grid display on and off. F8 : Ortho : Locks cursor movement to horizontal or vertical. On the View tab, in the Show group, click the dialog box launcher.


To snap shapes or other objects to the closest intersection of the grid, under Snap to, check Snap objects to grid. Top of Page Word Turn on the snap-to optionsĬlick the shape or other object, and under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, click Align, and then click Grid Settings. To snap shapes or other objects to the closest intersection of the grid when the grid is not visible, under Show grid, check Snap objects to grid when the gridlines are not displayed. Change that by checking the Snap objects to grid when the gridlines are not displayed box.To snap shapes or other objects to grid lines of other shapes or objects, under Object Snapping, check Snap objects to other objects. If you want the current settings in the Grid and Guides dialog box to be the default settings for all documents, click Set As Default.īy default, shapes and other objects will snap to the nearest intersection of gridlines only if the grid is visible. To temporarily override the snap-to options, hold down ALT while you drag the chart, picture, or object. You can type a measurement in the box or use the up or down arrow on the right side of the box. Under Grid Settings, change the measurement in the Horizontal spacing or Vertical spacing box. You can change the distance between gridlines shown on the page by adjusting horizontal and vertical spacing. To turn off the Snap objects to grid when the gridlines are not displayed or Snap objects to other objects settings, clear the respective box. Make an object align with other objects as you're dragging it onscreen.Ĭlick a chart, picture, or object in the document. Positions an object to the closest intersection of the grid even when the grid is not visible. Snap objects to grid when the gridlines are not displayed On the right end of the ribbon, select Format > Align > Grid Settings. Select a chart, picture, or object in the document. Snap to options only work in Print Layout. Make pictures, charts, or other objects align on the page, or with each other, by using “snap to” commands.
