Mac Works 3.0: Horizontal Grid Lines in Spreadsheet Chart
  
PSS ID Number: Q104820
Article last modified on 10-22-1998
 
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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Works for the Macintosh, version 3.0
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SUMMARY
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In a Microsoft Works spreadsheet, charts that you create will not have
horizontal grid lines. The only grid markers that appear are at the
intersections of the horizontal and vertical grid.
 
The only exception to this is if you choose a semi-logarithmic scale
for the vertical axis. To do this, follow these steps:
 
1. From the Chart menu, choose the chart you want to work on.
 
2. From the Chart menu, choose Define Chart.
 
3. In the Chart Type box, select Semi-Log.
 
4. Click OK.
 
The semi-logarithmic scale exaggerates the size of smaller numbers and
minimizes the size of larger numbers. This makes it easier to show
large and small numbers on the same chart; however, it might not be
appropriate for charts where the maximum and minimum numbers are
closer together.
 
The other workaround is to place the chart into the draw layer and
draw the lines by hand. To do this, follow these steps:
 
 1. From the Chart menu, choose the chart you want to work on.
 
 2. From the Edit menu, choose Select All.
 
 3. From the Edit menu, choose Copy.
 
 4. From the File menu, choose New, then click the Draw icon and
    choose New. This will open a new Draw document.
 
 5. From the Edit menu, choose Paste.
 
 6. Using the Line tool, draw the horizontal grid lines.
 
 7. When the lines are drawn, choose Select All from the
    Edit menu.
 
 8. From the Edit menu, choose Copy.
 
 9. From the Window menu, choose the Spreadsheet you are working on.
 
10. From the Edit menu, choose Paste.
 
NOTE: The newly pasted chart will not be linked to the spreadsheet
information. Therefore, any changes made to the spreadsheet will not
be reflected on this chart.
 
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KBSubcategory: macworkskb
 
Additional reference words: 3.00 mac mwksss semi log grid
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Version           : 3.0
Platform          : MACINTOSH
Issue type        : kbinfo
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