Graph Paper · No. 01
Graph Paper 4 lines per inch (legal)
4 lines per inch grid, portrait, legal
Choosing and using this paper
Choosing and printing this specification
With 6.35 mm squares, digits and short labels fit more easily than on a fine 3.175 mm grid. Use the cells to align calculations or plots, and label your axes: a printed square does not assign a numerical scale.
How much space the layout gives you
The selected US Legal sheet measures 215.9 × 355.6 mm in this orientation. Switching orientation changes the space across and down, while the cell or dot interval stays the same. Match the orientation to the shape of your chart or page layout.
Paper and printer choice
US Legal needs a tray and paper that support 8.5 × 14 inches. A Letter-only tray cannot preserve the full page at actual size. Switch the preset to your loaded sheet before exporting rather than fitting the longer PDF onto shorter paper. This preset reaches the paper edge. A printer without borderless support may clip the outer marks. To keep the spacing, add margins in the editor or accept the clipped edge instead of shrinking the whole page.
Questions about this format
- How can I check the printed spacing?
Print at 100% or Actual Size, then measure from one rule or dot to the one ten intervals away. That distance should be 63.5 mm for this 6.35 mm preset. Measuring ten intervals is easier than judging one small gap; exclude the thickness of the lines.
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