Resizing on MS Word

Used the Graph Grid Generator, tried to print it but the scale still comes out wrong?

The 2026 graph grids now have the axes arrows and labels protruding out of the grid (which is exactly how the GCE papers are printed).

As such, do the Crop → Resize → Uncrop steps to resize your graph grids to scale.

Steps

Insert the grid image into MS Word.
In the example here, the expected grid size should be a width of 10 cm.

Click on the grid image in MS Word.
The ribbon "Picture Format" should appear. Click on "Picture Format".
On the right side of the ribbon, click on "Crop" and crop exactly to the grid (yes, cut the protrusions)
Resize to the desired length (resizing tips below)
Uncrop the parts you want.

Cropping / Uncropping

When cropping, the dimensions will change accordingly. So when you crop exactly to the grid, you can then resize the grid to the desired length (e.g. width = 10 cm).

Resizing tips below.

Resizing

In the width / height, key in the desired width or height in cm. You must also key in "cm" so that MS Word does not interpret the value as inches.

MS Word will convert the value into inches. Don't worry about it. 😎

Step 3

Upon printing (and depending on the printer settings and scaling), the scale may not be 100% accurate. You will then need to "mathematically scale" the resizing. (Yes, put the Sec 2 topic to practical use! 😅😅😅)

Let length in MS Word = 13 cm,
Let printed length = 13.1 cm (use a ruler to measure this!)
Let desired length = 13 cm.

Therefore, the new width in MS Word should be (13 × 13) ÷ 13.1 = 12.9007

And, voila! It should be done! 😊

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