Word has gridlines in tables, gridlines on a page, and a page boundary. We'll cover all three. Gridlines in a table Here's what a table looks like without the gridlines showing: To see the gridlines in a table,
Office 2007 Professional, click the table. Click the Layout tab under Table Tools. In the Table group,
Office 2007 Pro Plus Key, click View Gridlines. Here's what the table looks like with the gridlines showing: Gridlines on a page Click the View tab. In the Show group, select the Gridlines check box. Here's what the page looks like with gridlines showing: Page boundaries (or text boundaries) If you just want to see a dotted line where your page margins are,
Microsoft Office Professional Plus, you can show the text boundary. Click the File tab. Click Options,
Office 2010 Download, and then click Advanced. Scroll down to the Show document content area,
Windows 7 Professional Key, and then select the Show text boundaries check box. Here's what the page looks like with text boundaries showing: I hope this helps you stay on the grid in Word. -- Joannie Stangeland <div