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ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2
User Guide
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To draw rectangular grids
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Select the Rectangular Grid tool
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Do one of the following:
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Drag until the grid is the desired size.
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Click to set the grid’s reference point. In the dialog box, click a square on the reference point locator
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determine the point from which the grid is drawn. Then set any of the following options, and click OK.
Default Size
Specifies the width and height of the entire grid.
Horizontal Dividers
Specifies the number of horizontal dividers you want to appear between the top and bottom of
the grid. The Skew value determines how the horizontal dividers are weighted toward the top or bottom of the grid
to the left or right side.
Vertical Dividers
Specifies the number of dividers you want to appear between the left and right sides of the grid.
The Skew value determines how the vertical dividers are weighted to the left or right side.
Use Outside Rectangle As Frame
Replaces the top, bottom, left, and right segments with a separate rectangular
object.
Fill Grid
Fills the grid with the current fill color (otherwise, the fill is set to none).
See also
“Drawing tool gallery” on page 145
“Keys for drawing” on page 527
To draw circular (polar) grids
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Select the Polar Grid tool
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Do one of the following:
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Drag until the grid is the desired size.
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Click to set the grid’s reference point. In the dialog box, click a square on the reference point locator
to
determine the point from which the grid is drawn. Then set any of the following options, and click OK.
Default Size
Specifies the width and height of the entire grid.
Concentric Dividers
Specifies the number of circular concentric dividers you want to appear in the grid. The Skew
value determines how the concentric dividers are weighted toward the inside or outside of the grid.
Radial Dividers
Specifies the number of radial dividers you want to appear between the center and the circumference
of the grid. The Skew value determines how the radial dividers are weighted counterclockwise or clockwise on the
grid.
Create Compound Path From Ellipses
Converts the concentric circles into separate compound paths and fill every
other circle.
Fill Grid
Fills the grid with the current fill color (otherwise, the fill is set to none).
See also
“Drawing tool gallery” on page 145
“Keys for drawing” on page 527