Layout Modes of the Designer

The designer provides three types of layout modes. You can change the layout mode by setting the LayoutMode property in Designer Options.

Snaplines Mode

The snaplines mode makes it easier to match cell alignment and size with other cells. Once you enable this mode and then change the size and position of the cells, ruled lines are displayed to assist you with cell alignment. They are referred to as snaplines. It is easy to align the cells when snaplines are displayed.

Grid Mode

You can adjust the position and size of cells based on the points being displayed in the grid using grid mode. By default grid points are separated by 10 pixels; however, you can change this unit with the DotSize property in Designer Options.

None Mode

If none of the modes are selected, the feature to assist in cell alignment is disabled.

Temporarily Disable Layout Mode

You can disable any of these modes by pressing the Alt key. In this case, objects can be resized or moved in pixel units.