You can display nonprinting gridlines in the current image window and then use those gridlines to help you align selections in the image. You can show and hide the grid as needed, turning it on to position selections and then turning it back off when you want to assess the image's background or overall appearance.
Note | Remember, you have to be working on the layer that has the image content to select. Chapter 8, "Working with Layers," explains how to navigate to and use layers . In some cases, you can choose the layer and then use the Move tool to move the layer contents without making a selection. |
Click on View . The View menu will appear.
Point to Show . The Show submenu will appear.
Click on Grid . The gridlines will appear immediately in the current image file.
Make a selection using one of the selection methods .
Click on the Move tool . It will be highlighted.
Drag the selection. You can use the gridline to align the selection.
Note | If the selection " jumps around" and won't align as you think it should, the Snap To feature might be active. See the section "Using Snap and Snap To" later in this chapter to learn how to use this feature. |
Repeat steps 1 to 3 to remove the grid.