I am trying to set up a grid of 1/4" high and wide squares in Excel. Does
anyone know the correct size of columns and rows to establish this size grid?
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GF

You can try this graph paper template from the MS Template Gallery.

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/te...CT101448201033

If not satisfactory try this method...........

If you want to use VBA to set height and width in mm which you can convert to
inches............

Ole Erlandson has code for setting row and column dimensions.

http://www.erlandsendata.no/english/...vbawssetrowcol

To answer the "correct size" question....................

Row heights are measured in points or pixels. There are 72 points to an inch
and "maybe" 96 pixels to the inch.

The number that appears in the Standard column width box is the average number
of digits 0-9 of the standard font that fit in a cell.

For an interesting and enlightening discussion on this subject see

http://snipurl.com/dzz8


Gord Dibben Excel MVP


On Thu, 26 Jul 2007 12:16:10 -0700, Gary wrote:

I am trying to set up a grid of 1/4" high and wide squares in Excel. Does
anyone know the correct size of columns and rows to establish this size grid?

Hi,

I don't this you can actually know the size of the cell in a grid. Because
you resize the size of the cell.

Measurement units and rulers in Excel

Unlike Microsoft Word, Excel does not provide a horizontal or vertical
ruler, and there is no quick way to measure the width or height of a
worksheet in inches. Excel uses characters, points, and pixels as units of
measurement.

The width of cells is displayed in characters and pixels rather than in
inches. When you drag the boundary of a column heading to adjust the width of
a column on the worksheet, a ScreenTip displays the width in characters and
shows pixels in parentheses.

The height of cells is displayed in points and pixels rather than in inches.
When you drag the boundary of a row heading to adjust the height of a row on
the worksheet, a ScreenTip displays the height in points and shows pixels in
parentheses.


Challa Prabhu

"Gary" wrote:

I am trying to set up a grid of 1/4" high and wide squares in Excel. Does
anyone know the correct size of columns and rows to establish this size grid?
--
GF