When you create or move a shape, snap pulls shapes and their edges into positions that align with other shapes, ruler subdivisions, grid lines, guides, or guide points. You can specify the types of drawing elements that shapes are snapped to.
By default, shapes snap to both the ruler subdivisions and to the grid. To snap shapes to the ruler subdivisions more easily, turn off the snap-to grid.
To configure snap-to behavior
In addition to being able to select the drawing elements that shapes are snapped into alignment with, you can also specify how strongly shapes are snapped into alignment with these elements.
When the snap strength for an element is low, a shape easily snaps into alignment with other nearby elements; when the snap strength of an element is high, a shape will tend to snap into alignment with that element, even if there are other elements nearby that the shape could snap into alignment with.
To adjust the snap strength of drawing elements
When you draw, resize, or move a shape or other object in Excel, you can set it so that it will align or 'snap” to the nearest intersection in the grid (even if the grid is not visible) or snap to other shapes or objects. However, you can control the alignment and snap-to capabilities by turning it off.