What the calculator does is to round this number to 70 and then use it to divide into the page height again. Dividing into this with 12 pt leading you would get 70.15 lines for the grid lines. In the example here the page height is 297 mm. Then you put in the leading you want to use the Original Leading field. Start by setting the size of your page, poster, business card or whatever you are designing in millimeters into the Paper Height and Paper Width. Let me guide you through the elements of the calculator one by one to explain what they do. It’s rare to get 100% square, but the calculator gets you very close. The width is as close to the height as possible. The height of the squares is the same as the leading of the main text in the document. Usually, I prefer to base my layout grids on equal sided squares, each square being a grid unit to calculate the layout. Now it is time to dive into what this calculator is all about. ![]() ![]() The Easy Grid Calculator will save you a lot of time-consuming calculations and allow more time experimenting. I finally glued the different parts together and placed online as the Easy Grid Calculator – Square Units, or if you prefer, Easy Grid Calculator – Proportional Units, free for everyone to use (donations welcomed of course). A collection of over a dozen different calculators for finding out different elements of the grid. One of the tools I have used while calculating a grid for a layout was an Excel file I had used to experiment with different kinds of calculation methods.
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