Many books and articles I’ve seen on drawing effective graphs say not to use grid lines. Why? Because they say Edward Tufte said so. In this post we’ll look at the exact words of Edward Tufte and see ...

Establishing gridlines on your Microsoft Excel chart produces horizontal or vertical lines that help line up plots with the left or bottom scale. Two types of gridlines are offered. Major gridlines ...

Select the worksheet or worksheets you want to print, and then click the "Page Layout" tab. Check "Print" under Gridlines in the Sheet Options group, and then press "Ctrl-P" to go to the Print window.

There's a familiar comfort to Excel's gray gridlines. While they're great for data entry, alignment, and orientation, many people overlook the benefits of hiding them entirely. In many situations, ...

Susan Harkins shows you how to use Microsoft Word’s gridlines settings to position text and objects in your documents. A while back, I showed you how to make graph paper using Excel–it’s a neat trick.

As Apple improves the iPhone camera and iOS 7 makes it even more useful, there’s one technique that really improves iPhone camera photos. It’s called the “rule of thirds” and pro photographers use it ...