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Specify grid settings

On the Stage, you can align objects along horizontal and vertical grid lines. Even when the grid is not visible, you can snap objects to it. Now you'll modify the distance between the horizontal and vertical grid lines, and create a grid in alignment with the Stage borders.

1 | Choose View > Grid > Edit Grid.
2 | In the Grid dialog box, type 10 px in the grid width text box and 10 px in the grid height text box.
3 | Select Snap to Grid and verify that Show Grid is not selected.
| Objects will now snap to the grid, even when the grid is not visible.
4 | Verify that Normal is selected for Snap Accuracy, and click OK.
| Snap accuracy determines how close an object must be to a grid line before snapping to it.