Author: Oscar Cronquist Article concluding updated on October 22, 2018

Chart gridlines are bang-up for making the nautical chart data more readable and detailed, Excel allows yous to add major and minor gridlines to a chart. The major gridlines coincide with centrality values and major tick marks.

How to insert

  1. Select the chart.
  2. Press with left mouse button on "plus" sign.
  3. Press with left mouse button on checkbox "Gridlines".
  4. Press with left mouse push button on the arrow to expand options.
  5. Now select the gridlines y'all want on your nautical chart:
    • Primary Major horizontal
    • Master Major vertical
    • Primary Minor horizontal
    • Principal Minor vertical
    • Secondary Major horizontal
    • Secondary Major vertical
    • Secondary Minor horizontal
    • Secondary Pocket-size vertical

The following nautical chart shows both major and modest gridlines in an x y besprinkle nautical chart.

How to alter gridline interval

  1. Double-press with left mouse push on with left mouse button on axis values to open the chore pane on the right side of your Excel window.
    Double press with left mouse button on the x axis values if you desire to change the interval of vertical major and pocket-sized gridlines and vice versa.
  2. Go to tab "Centrality Options" on the task pane.
  3. Press with mouse on "Centrality Options" pointer to expand settings.
  4. Change the major and small-scale units in order to change the gridline interval.