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Select View > Grid Display.
This step is optional. You do not have to display the grid to align elements with
it.
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On the View menu, select Grid Snap.
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Place the elements that you want with the grid.
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You cannot place elements using PinPoint on the Main toolbar if you are using Grid Snap.
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You can change the grid display by setting options on the View tab of the Options dialog.
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When you perform Step 3, a red crosshair will appear at the pointer showing where an element's points are placed. Elements align with the grid lines or nearest intersection of the grid lines.
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Grid snap does not work while you identify elements that are aligned along grid lines. To override this, press the ALT key while identifying these elements.
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Relationship and alignment indicators override the grid snap. You can suppress the indicators by pressing ALT.