Welcome to GridMaker

How do I? Written answers to questions.

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GET STARTED

1  SET INCHES or METRIC & PICK A GRAPH PAPER STYLE

Grid, Dots, Diagonal grid patterns are included with the app

Add more grid patterns with In-App purchase at the same price as the app. Purchase the bundle and get all papers (plus all future papers) for the price of app and four additional papers. (Already made some In-App purchases? Those purchases will be subtracted to figure an adjusted bundle price!)

​Global Settings Menu makes it easy to start a new paper with the settings that work for you — Set to inches or metric AND chose a default paper size.

Global settings menu

Tap '+' to start a new paper from scratch
Quick Picks are pre-made papers edit

​Quick Picks are included layouts to help you get started. Choose a layout to print as is or edit and make it your own! When done, an edited layout is saved while the QuickPick is left unchanged and ready to use again!

Quick Picks

2  CREATE THE RIGHT LAYOUT FOR YOUR PROJECT
This example shows some of the settings for GridMaker graph paper:

First, build the grid...

Start menu shows default settings for a grid paper.

Switch from "rectangle" to "square" setting to force grid to be squares during editing.

For precise sizing, switch number editing from -/+ to keyboard entry.

... &  then add extras

Pick from two axes styles, adjust to place anywhere on the grid.

Set origin to 0 or other value, place in a corner & adjust stepping.

Centerpoint helps with orientation when there are no axes.

3  TWEAK GENERAL SETTINGS
Setting available on every grid layout— custom colors, metric, titles or footnotes, tiling & print

Scroll to another Palette for line colors or use '+' to create custom four-color palettes.

Use tiling to put many grids on a page to save paper when working on problem sets or to compare data.

Page Settings are at the defaults set from home page for new papers, but can be reset on individual papers.

&... Place an image under the grid!

Any image can be placed behind any style of grid.

Choose Image icon from side nav and ADD IMAGE.

Adjust grid color to one that is easier to see over the image.

Pinch-n-Zoom and Drag to place the image under the grid 'just right'

4  NOW, THE LAYOUT IS READY!
Print to paper, SHARE with others, or tap the Paint Can icon to color the layout for your project!

Tools under '•••' change layout name, add title/footer, and and choices for sharing a layout.

Play with color and patterns right on your device — where ever, whenever you are inspired!

Tap the File Folder icon on the main page to see every paper created across every grid pattern.

The file list shows papers across every grid pattern — both layouts and coloring pages. Tap '•••' menu for tools to manage files.

Don't see the paper you need?  
Send us a note and we'll see what we can do!