How to make a 3x3 grid in Illustrator?
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I'm doing an assignment for school using Illustrator which involves me creating a 3x3 grid using the rulers. It may seem easy but I'm struggling with this.
Ebony
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Draw a rectangle
Object > Path > Split into grid.
Set up the grid you need and set the option to create guides.
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Thank you Monica!
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You're welcome
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ebony,
As I understand the school task, you are not supposed to use a solution like the rectangle > split into grid, but something indefinite based on the rulers.
Are there no hints about the specific meaning of the requirement?
creating a 3x3 grid using the rulers
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to stay within the diabolical rules,
You could make an art board say
3 inches by 3 inches
Set the rulers to inches (right click the ruler if needed)
Click on Artboard tool, - which will constrain the rulers just to the artboard-
And drag rulers to 0,1, 2 and 3 inches
both horizontally and vertically..
then make the artboard bigger to show all edges
(Method stolen from Monicas 'Dartboad' answer last week ..)

