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Show color codes on the grid for building

Most grid designers share the Display menu. Codes are a reading layer for hands and paper — they do not change palette matching by themselves.

Display menu

In grid designers, open Display on the toolbar. Common items: Show codes and Grid, with hints for letters/codes in cells and lines between cells.

Show codes

Show codes puts a letter/code in every cell matching Materials. After a brand switch, trust the current list — brands, materials. Zoom if letters feel crowded (zoom & pan).

Grid

Grid toggles lines between cells — useful when counting; hide for a flatter look.

With print and materials

Enable Show codes before Print/PDF. See Print and PDF and PNG and CSV.

With print and export

Proof codes zoomed in, then print. PNG without codes is weak for shopping; CSV has counts but no layout — pair with a coded chart (PNG and CSV). After brand switches or Replace all, codes update — reprint. See brand palettes.

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