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  • Overview
  • How to display the grid?
  • Window editor or page editor
  • Data model editor
  • UML editor
  • Query editor
  • Report editor
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Overview
The different editors of WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to align the elements via a snap-on grid.
The snap-on grid simplifies the positioning and alignment of controls in a window, page, report, query, UML diagram, etc.
The size of the grid is expressed in pixels (or in centimeters in the report editor).
When the grid is enabled, you can temporarily disable it by holding down the Shift key while moving the objects in the interface.
Similarly, when the grid is disabled, you can temporarily enable it with the Shift key.
Grid options:
  • Invisible grid.
  • Grid enabled.
  • Vertical grid spacing: 12 pixels.
  • Horizontal grid spacing: 12 pixels.
If the grid spacing is set to 1, the grid will not be displayed.
How to display the grid?

Window editor or page editor

To display the grid in the window page editor, on the "Display" tab, in the "Editing help" group, check "Grid".
To set the grid settings (spacing, snapping options):
  1. On the "Display" tab, click the dialog box launcher of the "Options" group ().
  2. In the window that appears, click the " Snapping" tab.
Note: To display the grid above the window controls, check "Above" in the snapping options.

Data model editor

To display the grid in the data model editor, on the "Display" tab, in the "Editing help" group, check "Grid".

UML editor

To display the grid in the UML editor, on the "XXX diagram" tab, in the "Display" group, check "Grid visible".
To turn the snap to grid option on, on the "XXX diagram" tab, in the "Display" group, check "Grid enabled".

Query editor

To display the grid in the query editor, on the "Display" tab, in the "Help for edit" group, check "Grid".

Report editor

To display the grid in the report editor, on the "Display" tab, in the "Editing help" group, check "Grid".
To set the grid settings (spacing, snapping options):
  1. On the "Display" tab, click the dialog box launcher of the "Options" group ().
  2. In the window that appears, click the "Snapping" tab.
Minimum version required
  • Version 9
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Last update: 04/30/2025

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