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When you are working with Word's drawing tools, you might find it difficult to align objects. Fortunately there is a drawing feature that you can use to assist you in doing this. You can use the drawing grid to provide a temporary, nonprinting straight edge. In this way you can easily align other objects in your drawing.
Follow these steps to make sure the drawing grid is turned on:
Figure 1. The Drawing Grid dialog box.
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2017-04-26 18:27:36
Barnomala
How do you put a picture behind the grid ?
2016-09-12 11:57:15
Benjamin C. Morin
In Word 2010 and 2013, if you like to work with the default Gridlines screen, simply Click on the View Tab, Find the Show group, and click on the Gridlines check box.
I don't work with Word 2016, but you can check this process to see if it works there as well.
I hope this helps.
Benjamin C. Morin
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