Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated May 24, 2025)
This tip applies to Word 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2024, and Word in Microsoft 365
Dennis can turn on gridlines in a document, which seems to be used as a guide for object placement. He wonders if there is a way to adjust the gridlines in order to specify a distance between each of the lines.
Gridlines are used for exactly what Dennis surmised—a guide for object placement. You can turn them on, and they don't print. You turn them on by displaying the View tab of the ribbon and checking the Gridlines check box in the Show or Show/Hide group.
Figure 1. The Grid and Guides dialog box.
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