Display grids, rulers & guides

	Click View > Show Grid to show or hide the grid. Right-click for settings.
	Click View > Show Rulers and Guides to show or hide rulers and guides. Right-click for settings.
	Drag the ruler zero point to reset a new ruler zero point.

Use grid lines to help accurately align or size embroidery objects. Default grid spacing is 10mm x 10mm. Invoke rulers to accurately position and scale objects. The unit of measurement – mm or inches – defaults to the regional settings in the MS Windows® Control Panel.

To display grids, rulers and guides...

Click the Show Grid icon or press Shift+G. Right-click for settings. You can change grid spacing, select a reference point and turn Snap to Grid on or off in the Options dialog.

Click the Show Rulers & Guides icon or press Ctrl+R.

Reset the ruler zero point by clicking and dragging the button in the top left-hand corner of the ruler.

To create a guide, click either ruler – horizontal or vertical – and click-and-drag it into position. Multiple guides can be created and just as easily removed.

For more accurate positioning of guides, double-click the yellow handle. In the Guide Position dialog, enter a precise distance from zero point and click OK.