Form Designer Properties dialog box

Set display preferences for the Form designer’s visual design surface, to show or hide grid lines and rulers, and to set grid line widths.

Dialog box options

Form settings

Grid and ruler options:

Show Grid Select to show grid lines.

Snap to Grid Select to make components align automatically to the nearest vertical and horizontal grid lines.

Show Ruler Display both vertical and horizontal rulers.

Grid settings

Set the widths between both vertical and horizontal grid lines: Fine, Medium, or Coarse. Or select Custom to set your own grid line widths.

Custom

Allows you to independently set the exact widths for horizontal and vertical grid lines by using the spin boxes.

 X Grid Set the exact width of the horizontal grid lines.

 Y Grid Set the exact width of the vertical grid lines.

How to get there: From the Form designer, choose Properties|Form Designer Properties.