Align images or objects to grid

A grid offers a means of aligning an image's elements with the horizontal or vertical axis and is useful for laying out objects symmetrically.

* Choose View > Show (or Hide) Grid.
  • Choose View > Show (or Hide) Grid.
* Choose Pixelmator > Preferences > Rulers and enter a value indicating how many units a gridline should have and at what unit value subdivisions should be placed.
  • Choose Pixelmator > Preferences > Rulers and enter a value indicating how many units a gridline should have and at what unit value subdivisions should be placed.
1. Choose Pixelmator > Preferences > Rulers. 2. Click the Grid color box. The Apple Color dialog appears. 3. Choose the desired color in the Apple Color dialog.
  1. Choose Pixelmator > Preferences > Rulers.
  2. Click the Grid color box. The Apple Color dialog appears.
  3. Choose the desired color in the Apple Color dialog.

Important: Both guides and grids are nonprinting lines that float over the image.