My file is 300dpi, 3.5x2 inches. I have the grid turned on and set to .0625 inches and every 4 subdivisions but when I try to select one square with the marquee tool, it is not aligned exactly to the grid lines. Yes, the snap is set to grid. Any ideas on how to get this working properly?
Thanks!!!
#1
Selections are limited to pixels, meaning you can't select a fraction of a pixel. A 300 ppi image will have a pixel every 1/300th of an inch, which means a 1/16" grid won't be exactly in line with the pixels. Your selection won't snap to the grid because it can't.
#2
What are my options?
#3
Sounds like you're doing a business card.
When I do them, I always work in Illustrator so that I don't have to deal in pixels.
Maybe you don't have Illustrator. That's cool, not everybody does.
Sooo, how about splitting that 300 ppi with a grid of 1/15" (20 pixels) demarcations, or if you need more accuracy, perhaps 1/20" (15 pixels), or 1/30" (10 pixels).
The difference between 1/16" and 1/15" is only about 4/1000" (1/250"), which is about 1.2 pixels at 300 ppi.
If this measurement and level of accuracy doesn't work for you, please explain why, specifically, the 1/16" grid plays an unmalleable role in your layout.
#4
Or work at 320 ppi...
#5
320ppi, indeed.
Another viable solution.
#6
or work in picas...
Pica=12 points
1 point= 1/72nd of an inch
6 picas to an inch
1/8th of an inch 0p9
1/4 of an inch 1p6
1/2 of an inch 3p0
#7
Christine, that won't change te fact that the selection won't snap to the measurements, but to the nearest pixel edge.
#8