Lay a layout grid over your screen.

What it checks

• Column grids with your count, gutter and margin
• Baseline grids for type
• Square grids, like an 8-point grid
• Dot grids for spacing
• Alignment of a whole layout at a glance

How to overlay a grid on your screen

1. Choose the grid

   Press ⌃⌥M, then 9. The grid covers the whole desktop, with its controls at the top.

2. Pick a mode

   Choose square, columns, baseline or dots — or press A to cycle through them.

3. Set the pitch

   Use − and + (or scroll) to change the cell size or column count, and ⌘-drag to move the grid’s origin. Your setup is remembered; R resets it.

Keyboard shortcuts

9

Choose the grid

A

Next mode

+−

Change the pitch or column count

⌘drag

Move the grid’s origin

R

Reset the grid