Grid mode

In the status bar, you will notice that the first icon looks like a grid, as in the following screenshot:

Figure 4.1: The grid status bar toggle

This option toggles the visibility of the grid lines in the drawing area. You can also use the F7 function key to toggle its visibility.

The grid lines look like lines on a graph paper and they merely represent lines and you can't actually "snap" to them. The grid lines are made with two types of lines: major lines and minor lines. Major lines are the bold lines that make up big blocks and minor lines are the lighter ones that further divide these major blocks into smaller segments, as ...

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