May 18, 2011 - To Display Gridlines. On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, and in the Align submenu, click View Gridlines. On the View tab, in the Show group, check the Gridlines box. Press Shift+F9.
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In PowerPoint 13 we can use the Ruler in order to measure objects in our slide. We can use Gridlines to identify the center of our slide or use Guides in order to position shapes and objects more precisely in our slide. We can also use Notes so we can quickly add a note in order for us to remember something that we must mention during our Presentation. For us to display all of these we must follow the steps described below.
First of all we must select the View tab and then we locate the area of the ribbon named Show, as we can see in the image below. In this area, we have the following options to activate or deactivate: Ruler: If we activate the check box at the left of the command, the Ruler will be displayed next to our presentation. We can see and set the tabs, move table borders and line up object in our presentation. Gridlines: If we activate the check box at the left of the command, gridlines will appear in the background of our presentation so we can perfectly place objects in our presentation.
Guides: If we activate the check box at the left of the command, adjustable drawing guides will appear in our presentation where we can align objects in our presentation. Notes: If we click on the Notes button, the Notes Pane will appear at the bottom of our slide where we can add speaker notes to our slides for quick reference during a presentation. The Notes Pane will appear below our slide in Normal and Outline View, and next to the slide in Presenter View. If we select the bottom right arrow located at the Show area, the Grid and Guide window will appear where we can customize the settings for the grid and the alignment guides in our presentation. In the image below, I have activated the Ruler, and the Ruler appears at the top and the left of our slide. In the image below, I have activated the Gridlines, and we notice that the Gridlines appear in our slide. In the image below, I have activated the Guides, and we notice that the Guides appear in our slide.
In the image below, I have pressed on the Notes button, and we notice that the Notes Pane appears at the bottom of our slide. At the Show area, if we select the bottom right arrow the Grids And Guides window appears as we can see in the image below.
In this window we can positions shapes or objects to the closest intersection of the grid. Under Snap To we can activate the check box next to the command Snap Objects To Grid. We can also arrange the Grid Settings and define the Spacing by using the measurements at the side. If we want to see the grid on our screen, under Grid Settings we can activate the check box next to the command Display Grid On Screen. Under Guide Settingswe can activate or deactivate the following commands: Display Drawing Guides On Screen – If we want to see the Guides on our screen, we can activate this command.
Display Smart Guides When Shapes Are Aligned – if objects are aligned, smart guides will appear on our screen. Once we have done the adjustments that we want, we can press the Set As Default button which is located at the bottom left corner of the window, and all the adjustments that we made will be set as default. We can also press the OK button for the current settings will be used only for this presentation or press the Cancel button in order for the adjustments not to take place. Below you can check out the video describing all the features that the Show area in P owerPoint 13 has to offer us. About officesmart MVP: Honored with the MVP (Most Valuable Professional) for OFFICE SYSTEM title for the years 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 by Microsoft, for my contribution and commitment to the technical communities worldwide.
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Visio Professional 2019 Visio Standard 2019 Visio Professional 2016 Visio Standard 2016 Visio Online Plan 2 Visio Professional 2013 When you use gridlines in your drawing, set the spacing to help your drawing be as precise as you need it to be. To turn on gridlines, click View Show Grid. On the View tab, click the Show dialog box launcher. In the Ruler & Grid box, under Grid, in the Grid spacing lists, click Fixed. Enter the spacing distance that you want into the Minimum spacing boxes—the fixed grid won’t work without a number entered for Minimum Spacing. For a variable grid, at Grid spacing, in the Horizontal and Vertical lists, click Fine, Normal, or Coarse. Fine is the smallest grid spacing.
Coarse is the largest. Variable or fixed grid? Most of the templates in Visio use a variable grid by default. This means gridline spacing might change if you zoom the drawing view.
For example, these gridlines are set at Normal, and when zoomed out, appear 5 feet apart. However, when the view is zoomed in, they appear 1 foot apart.
For some drawings, it might help you to have a fixed grid, which means the grid shows the same spacing regardless of magnification. For example, with a fixed grid and Minimum spacing of 1 foot, the gridlines show 1-foot squares no matter how far in or out you zoom the drawing view.