With these
guides onscreen, designers can place their key content so that it will be visible immediately in the chosen
screen resolution.
FIGURE 11-19
Make sure your most important content is above the fold with guides.
Aligning objects with the grid
Rulers and guides are generally good for positioning single objects, but a grid is extremely helpful when
aligning one object to another. With Dreamweaver??™s grid facility, you can align elements visually or snap
them to the grid. You can set many of the grid??™s other features, including grid spacing, color, and type.
To turn on the grid, choose View ??? Grid ??? Show or press Ctrl+Alt+G (Command+Option+G). By default,
the grid is displayed with tan lines set at 50-pixel increments.
The snap-to-grid feature is enabled by choosing View ??? Grid ??? Snap To or with the keyboard shortcut
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+G (Command+Option+Shift+G). When activated, snap-to-grid causes the upper-left corner
of an AP element to be placed at the nearest grid intersection when the AP element is moved.
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Like most of Dreamweaver??™s tools, you can customize the grid. To alter the grid settings, choose View ???
Grid ??? Settings, and the Grid Settings dialog box opens. In the Grid Settings dialog box, shown in Figure
11-20, you can change any of the settings shown in Table 11-3 (just click OK when you??™ve finished adjusting
the settings).
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