Locking text to a grid

Using a style sheet or local paragraph formatting, you can lock text to the master page grid or a text box grid. To lock text to a grid:

  1. To set up text locking for a style sheet, choose Edit > Style Sheets, select a paragraph style sheet, click Edit, and then click the Formats tab. To set up text locking for a paragraph, select the paragraph and then choose Style > Formats.
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    Formats tab of Paragraph Attributes dialog box.

  2. In the Formats tab, check Lock to Grid.
  3. To specify the grid to which the text will lock, choose Page Grid or Text box Grid from the first drop-down menu below Lock to Grid.
  4. To specify the grid line to which text will lock, choose Topline, Centerline, Baseline, or Bottomline from the second drop-down menu below Lock to Grid.
Parent topic: Using design grids

Locking text to a grid