Adobe Illustrator Tips, Tricks and Tutorials

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Illustrator 10’s New Rectangular Grid Tool
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Printable Grids in Illustrator 10, and an overview of the new rectangular grid tool
How to make a printable grid in Illustrator 9
The alignment grids in Illustrator (View > Show Grid) are non-printing grid-lines, customizable by the user, to aid in layout and design. It’s great for alignment and designing, but what if you want to print one (for instance, you’re making a tutorial and you want the grid to show in the graphics, or you want a grid for part of the graphic)? They don’t print and no matter what options you set, it still won’t print. That must why it’s called a non-printing grid! But we can get around that. Illustrator 10 has a new grid tool. This is an overview of the new tool, and there is also a workaround for Illustrator 9 here.
Illustrator 10 Rectangle Grid Tool
Illustrator 10 now has printable-grid capability built-in. Adobe has added a new grid tool, accessible under the line tool, along with the new arc…