How to Show Baseline Grid in Adobe InDesign

Updated on:

April 6, 2026

By:

Madhav Bhandari

Use this interactive demo to learn how to show the baseline grid in your Adobe InDesign projects.

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Here’s a simple and quick guide on how to show baseline grid in Adobe InDesign:

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To show the baseline grid in your project, go to 'View' in the top menu bar.
Select 'Grids & Guides' → 'Show Baseline Grid' to display the grid in your document.
A baseline grid has now been successfully displayed to your InDesign project.

📌 Why this matters

Showing the baseline grid ensures your text aligns consistently across columns, pages, and spreads, creating professional-looking layouts that feel cohesive rather than haphazard. Beyond simple alignment, the baseline grid becomes your foundation for establishing vertical rhythm throughout multi-page documents.

When your body text, captions, and pull quotes all snap to the same underlying structure, readers experience a subtle but powerful sense of order that makes your content easier to scan and more pleasant to read over extended periods.

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