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Grid and lined templates and overlays

Drawboard Support Team
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Grids or lines can be added to a new document, a new page or added as an overlay to existing documents. These tools make up part of our Subscriber toolset

What is the difference between templates and overlays?

If you create a blank document with a grid or lined template, it will form part of the document and cannot be removed.  When you add lines with an overlay they are not added to the document (for example if you print the document there will be no lines).

The grid and line options are:

  • Notebook paper Gregg
  • Ruled Paper
  • Pitman Ruled Paper
  • Graph paper 1/8"
  • Graph paper 1/4"
  • Graph paper 1/2"
  • Graph paper 1 cm
  • Engineering Grid
  • Isometric Grid 1/2"
  • Isometric Grid 1/2"
  • Isometric Grid 1 cm

 

 

How to create a new PDF with a grid or line template

  1. Open a new blank document 
  2. Click on the Notebook Paper to see the list of templates.
  3. Select one
  4. Click create and all the pages of that document will have the template applied

How to insert/add a page with a grid or line template 

On the windows app

  1. Open the pages view
  2. Select the three dots which represents 'More'
  3. Select 'Insert'
  4. Select the 'Background' dropdown list
  5. Select 'Grid Paper'
  6. Select the new dropdown that appears to pick your template

 

How to insert/add a page with a grid or line template (Option 2)

On the windows app

  1. Go to top right corner and select the four squares
  2. Select Edit Document in the bottom left corner
  3. Select a page
  4. Select the 3 dots (...) that appear below the page
  5. Select Insert new pages
  6. Select the 'Background' dropdown list
  7. Select 'Grid Paper'
  8. Select the new dropdown that appears to pick your templatewindows_line_grid_templates.gif

How to add a grid or line template as an overlay

On the windows app

  1. Navigate to the four squares in the top right corner
  2. Click the small 2 square icon next to the four squares
  3. Click on View & Layout
  4. Select the overlay from the Grid Overlay dropdown box

On the web app

  1. Navigate to the bottom right corner of the canvas
  2. Click the arrow next to the zoom controls
  3. Click the grid icon
  4. Select the overlay you would like to add

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Note: overlays do not save the PDF and only there as a guide.

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