How to: Set grid options for all Windows Forms

As you become used to working in the Visual Studio development environment, you can set preferences for all the forms and projects you work with in the Windows Forms Designer.

Set global Windows Forms options

1. In Visual Studio, from the Tools menu, select Options.

2. In the left pane of the Options dialog box, click Windows Forms Designer.

   In the right pane, under the Layout Settings heading, you can set the default grid settings for all the new forms you create. These settings include the grid size, whether controls snap to it, and whether it is on by default. In addition, you can select between SnapToGrid and SnapLines layout modes. For more information on snaplines, see Walkthrough: Arranging Controls on Windows Forms Using Snaplines.

See also

• Options: Windows Forms Designer