It appears as if the gridlines emerge from the Tick Marks. When there are Major and Minor Tick Marks displayed on the axes, gridlines align themselves with these Tick Marks.Horizontal, Vertical, and Depth gridlines are of two types each: Major and Minor.There are also Depth Gridlines in 3-D Column charts, and these work best when your chart has a Z-axis.There are a few points to be considered when you work with Gridlines: However, remember that these are not the default colors of gridlines.įigure 1: Horizontal and Vertical gridlines Gridlines are shown in Figure 1, below in which we have shown the Horizontal gridlines in red and the Vertical gridlines in purple. Gridlines may emerge from both the horizontal and vertical axes, although by default, you see only Horizontal gridlines on the chart. They makes the data easier to comprehend for the viewer. These Horizontal and Vertical gridlines originate from the axes.

Gridlines are lines that span wide and tall within the chart's