To Display and Set the Grid Origin
1. On the View tab, click the Origin check box. The grid origin is displayed in the layout.
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The default location of the origin is the reference for the coordinate system of the layout.
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2. To reset the origin, click
Set Origin. The Dimensions mini toolbar is displayed.
3. To define the position of the new origin using a polar coordinate system, in the Dimensions mini toolbar, click
![](../layout/images/otf_dim_polar16x16.png)
to switch to Polar coordinate system. The distance indicators change to polar values. Click
![](../layout/images/otf_dim_cartesian16x16.png)
to switch to Cartesian coordinate system.
4. Select a point in the layout.
5. To hide the origin, clear the Origin check box.