Aligning Objects to Grids and Guides

Word uses a grid to align an individual object or a group of objects to a vertical or horizontal line. Turning on the visible grid option makes it easier to create, modify, and align a shape. In addition, you can use alignment guides (New!) to align objects. Alignment guides (New!) appear when you drag objects close to pages, margins, and paragraphs. Within the Drawing Grid dialog box, you can select from a variety of options, such as displaying alignment guides, snapping objects to the grid or to other objects and displaying drawing guides on-screen.

Set Options for the Grid or Alignment Guides

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