How to Remove the Annoying Square Grid in InDesign

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September 9, 2024
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Hi everyone, does anyone know how to get rid of this square grid in InDesign?

I've tried every setting that has to do with grids but propably I'm not looking in the right spot.

Many thanks!

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Correct answer Dave Creamer of IDEAS

Hi Dave, sorry, you're right, it is of course the Document grid. I only need to have my margins and columns visible but whatever I try, the Document grid is always there.
Any idea what may cause that?
Thanks again!

Perhaps someone made the grid with guidelines on the parent pages? Those would be on a per-layer basis, so make sure the layer is not locked. Then go to Layout>Create Guides, choose 0/0 for columns/row and click Remove Existing Ruler Guides.

See what happens.

Dave Creamer of IDEAS

Community Expert

View > Grids & Guides > Show/Hide Document Grid menu.

David Creamer: Community Expert (ACI and ACE 1995-2023)

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albertrosenbrand18202072Author

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Hi Dave, thanks, but I need my Document Grid. It's the grey squares I don't want...

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albertrosenbrand18202072Author

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Can you upload or email me the document?

D Creamer at IDEAS training dot com

(no spaces and replace the "at" and "doc")

Hi Dave, thank you for the offer! Unfortunately, I'm not allowed to share materials for this client.

However, I did explore your suggestion that it was manually created, and here's what I found: The document contains 15 parent page spreads in total, 11 of which are based on 4 "main" parent spreads. On 2 of those, the grid was manually created and locked on the pages...
Some designers like to overcomplicate things, it seems.
Thanks again!

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