Defining Gridlines

You can display gridlines behind a bar, line, or combo chart. You can show or hide gridlines, and you can specify gridline color, style, and background color.

  To define gridlines:

  1. Open a report and select a chart.

  2. On the Chart Properties property sheet, click the Format Chart button.

  3. Select the Appearance tab.

  4. From the Gridlines drop-down list, select one of the following options:

    • Horizontal to show horizontal gridlines

    • Vertical to show vertical gridlines

    • Both to display horizontal and vertical gridlines

    • None to hide gridlines

  5. Optional: To specify a style (solid, dotted, dashed, dotdash, or bar) for the gridlines, click Gridline Style and select an option from the drop-down list.

  6. Optional: To specify a color for the gridlines, click Gridline Color and select a color from the drop-down color palette.

  7. Optional: To specify a background color to display behind the gridlines, click Grid Background and select a color from the drop-down color palette.