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No headersUse the Project Properties dialog box to define settings when creating a project. Then have the settings used for new drawings or the settings added to the project. In the Project Properties dialog box, icons indicate whether the settings apply to project settings or drawing defaults.
Use the Drawing Properties dialog box to define settings for a new or selected drawing. These settings override the project properties set in the Project Properties dialog box. If the drawing is part of a project, the project name displays in the dialog box. Otherwise, text displays indicating that the drawing is not part of a project, and drawing-related edit fields saved in the .wdp file are disabled.
You can specify settings for the project or drawing defaults, components, wire numbers, cross-references, styles, and the drawing format using either the Project Properties or Drawing Properties dialog boxes. An overview of the available options for each tab are listed in the following section.
Project settings include:
- Library and Icon Menu paths
- Catalog lookup file preferences
- Real-time error checking options
Drawing settings include:
- Drawing type and descriptions
- Default values for the Project (%P), Installation (%I), and Location (%L) fields
- Sheet values for the sheet and drawing in addition to section or subsection codes
Use this tab to:
- Specify the way new component tags are created.
- Switch between sequential or line reference based tags.
- Set component tag options such as using combined Installation/Location tags or suppressing the Installation/Location tag on reports.
- Display description text in uppercase.
Use this tab to:
- Set the wire number format.
- Switch between sequential or line reference based wire numbers.
- Set wire number options such as hidden numbers, excluded numbers, or displaying numbers on a per wire basis.
- Set up wire number layer options.
- Define wire number placement: above, below, or in-line.
- Define wire number leaders.
Use this tab to:
- Define the cross-reference annotation format.
- Set cross-reference options such as suppressing Installation/Location codes or using real-time signal and contact cross-referencing between drawings.
- Set component cross-reference display: text, graphical, or table. You can also change the display format setup from this dialog box.
Use this tab to:
- Change default styles for arrows, plcs, fan-in/out markers, and wiring.
- Add or remove layers from the layer list.
Use this tab to:
- Set the default orientation, spacing, and width values for any new ladders inserted on the drawing.
- Specify the format referencing style: X-Y Grid, X Zones, or Reference Numbers.
- Set the scale factor used when inserting new components or wire numbers on the drawing.
- Set the tag/wire number sort order.
- Define and manage wire and component layers.
Set project or drawing properties
You can specify settings for the project or drawing defaults, components, wire numbers, cross-references, styles, and the drawing format using either the Project Properties or Drawing Properties dialog boxes. The following steps are for setting project properties. To set drawing properties, open the Project Manager, then right-click the drawing name and select Properties 
Drawing Properties, or click the Drawing Properties tool.
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- In the Project Manager, right-click the project name, and select Properties.
- In the Project Properties dialog box, select the tab to modify properties for.
- Click OK.
You can specify descriptions to use in reports and title block updates. The program supports an unlimited number of description lines.
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- In the Project Manager, right-click the project name, and select Descriptions.
- In the Project Description dialog box, enter values for each line. The dialog box displays 12
description lines at one time.
Displays the first 12 description lines.
Displays the previous 12 description lines.
Displays the next 12 description lines.
Displays the last set of 12 description lines, where one of the lines has a value.
- To include the description line in a report when the Project Lines Header is added, select the check box for in reports.
- Click OK.
Project properties - project settings tab
Modify your project default settings for libraries, catalog lookup, and error checking. All information defined in this tab is saved to the project definition file as a project default.
In the Project Manager, right-click the project name, and select Properties. Select the Project Settings tab.
Select which schematic library, panel library, and icon menus to use.
Catalog Lookup File Preference
| Real-time error checking | Performs real-time error checking on the project to determine if duplications of wire numbers or component tags occur in the project. An error log file is created for every project regardless whether you chose to display the real-time warning dialog box or not. The real-time warning is saved in the log file named "<project_name>_error.log"and is saved in the User subdirectory. If a log file exists, the new content is added to the same file. A blank line separates one error record from another. |
| Tag/Wire Number Sort Order | Sets the default wire numbering and component tag sort order for the project. |
| Electrical Code Standard | Sets the Electrical code standard used by Circuit Builder. A three character suffix code is saved to the.wdp project file. The suffix is used when searching for a specific table in ace_electrical_standards.mdb. Circuit Builder searches for a table using the following sequence:
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It defines a secondary catalog lookup file to use.
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Command entry: AEPROJECTOn the Project Manager, right-click on the Project name and select Properties. In the Project Properties Project Settings dialog box, Catalog Lookup File Preference section, click Other File.
Project properties - components tab
Modify your project default settings for components. All information defined in this tab is saved to the project definition file as project defaults and settings.
In the Project Manager, right-click the project name, and select Properties. Select the Components tab.
| Tag Format | Specifies the way new component tags are created. The tag consists of a minimum of two pieces of information: a family code and an alphanumeric reference number (for example, "CR" and "100" to yield a tag like CR100 or 100CR). Optionally, a component tag might contain a sheet number or some user-specified separators. If your format includes the sheet number %S parameter or the drawing number %D parameter, enter the values in the edit boxes in the Drawing Properties NoteAutoCAD Electrical provides a predefined format for you to use or you can enter your own format using replaceable parameters. |
| Search for PLC I/O address on insert | Searches for a connected PLC I/O module's I/O point. If found, the I/O address value is substituted for the "%N" part of the default component tag. |
| Sequential | Enter the beginning sequential number for the drawing. Sequential tags can continue uninterrupted from one drawing to the next if you assign the same beginning sequential number to every drawing in your project. As you insert components on any drawing of the project set, AutoCAD Electrical starts with the value you set and works its way up until it finds the next unused sequential number tag for the target component family. |
| Line Reference | Set up the unique format tag suffix list. Use this list to create unique reference-based tags when multiple components of the same family are located at the same reference location. (For example, three push buttons on the same line reference "101" could be labeled PB101, PB101A, and PB101B -- AutoCAD Electrical does this using a suffix list of " ", "A", "B", and so on). |
| Suffix Setup | Displays the suffix list. The individual items in the suffix list are given in the row of edit boxes across the top of the dialog box. List suffix characters for duplicate family components on the same line reference or in the same zone (to keep tags unique). The suffix is added to the end of the component tag. To add it to the inside of the tag, use "%X" in the Tag Format. Example: %N-%F or %N-%F%X = suffix at the end (such as 101-CRA) %N%X-%F = add to number, before family code (such as 101A-CR) Select from the default lists or manually enter your own suffix list in the row of edit boxes. |
Avoid using a mixture of drawings in the project when using the Combine Installation/Location Tag mode. For example, do not include some drawings with drawing-wide Installation or Location values and some without drawing-wide values. It can result in a disruption of the child and parent component relationship under certain circumstances.
Define the item numbering settings for the project.
Toolbar: Main Electrical 2 Command entry: AEPROJECTIn the Project Manager, right-click the project name, and select Properties. Select the Components tab and click Item Numbering.
| Item Numbering Mode | Sets item numbering to either project-wide or per-drawing. This setting controls an Item Resequence and the “Next>>” buttons on any “Insert/Edit” dialog boxes. |
| Item Assignments | Per-Component Basis - allow item number assignment to the main catalog part number only. Per-Part Number Basis - allow item number assignment for each catalog entry on a component. It includes the main catalog part number and any multiple catalog part numbers. |
Project properties - wire numbers tab Project properties: wire numbers tab
Modify your project default settings for wire numbers. All information defined in this tab is saved to the project definition file as project defaults and settings
Toolbar: Main Electrical 2 Command entry: AEPROJECTIn the Project Manager, right-click on the project name and select Properties. Select the Wire Numbers tab.
Wire number tags can be sequential or reference-based.
| Format | Specifies the way new wire number tags are created. The wire number tag format must include the %N parameter that is the base sequential or reference-based value from the selection described. If your format includes the sheet number %S parameter or the drawing number %D parameter, enter the values in the edit boxes in the Drawing Properties Note For reference-based wire number tagging, individual items in the suffix list are applied to the wire tags to keep multiple wires in the same reference location unique. These items are added to the end of the tag, but you can force AutoCAD Electrical to insert the suffix character somewhere within the tag format. Use the Suffix position parameter, %X, in the component tag format (for example, %X%N). NoteAutoCAD Electrical provides a predefined format for you to use or you can enter your own format using replaceable parameters. |
| Search for PLC I/O address on insert | Specifies to use PLC I/O address values for wires that connect to an addressed I/O point. This setting overrides both Sequential and Reference-based tagging. New wires or wire renumbering on the current drawing show PLC I/O address-based wire numbers automatically. |
| Sequential | Enter the starting sequential number (alpha, numeric, or alphanumeric) for the drawing. If you enter the same starting sequential number for every drawing of your wiring diagram set, AutoCAD Electrical confirms at insertion time that a new sequential wire number tag is not repeated on any other drawing. If you set DEMO1 to 100 and DEMO2 to 200, the wire numbers on DEMO1 start at 100 and wire numbers on DEMO2 start at 200. If DEMO1 has more than 100 wire numbers it starts using wire number 200 and above. DEMO2 would begin its wire numbers where DEMO1 left off (making sure that duplicate wire numbers are not assigned). |
| Increment | The default is "1". Setting it to "2" with a starting sequential of "1" would yield wire numbers 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, and so on. |
| Line Reference | Sets the wire number tag suffix. This list is used to create unique reference-based wire number tags for multiple wire networks. It begins at the same reference location (such as wire network beginning at a location per line reference number, X-Y grid reference, or X-Zone reference). |
| Suffix Setup | Displays a suffix list. List suffix characters for wire numbers beginning on the same line reference or in the same zone (to keep wire numbers unique). Select one of the four predefined suffix lists or enter your own custom suffix list. |
| Based on Wire Layer | Assigns a different wire number format based on the wire layer. |
| Layer Setup | Overrides the default wire number format by using layer defined formats. Change the wire layer name, wire number format, starting wire sequence, and wire number suffix. |
| Based on Terminal Symbol Location | Specifies to use a wire number terminal on a wire network as the line reference value for calculating a reference-based wire number. For example, a wire network starts at line reference 100 and drops down and over on line reference 103. If a schematic terminal symbol carries the WIRENO attribute located on line reference 103, and this option is enabled, AutoCAD Electrical calculates a reference-based wire number using 103 instead of 100. If multiple wire number terminals exist on this network, the line reference value of the upper left-most terminal is used. |
| Hidden on Wire Network with Terminal Displaying Wire Number | Specifies to hide the wire number automatically for a wire network that has a wire number-type terminal. |
| On per Wire Basis | Specifies to assign a wire number for each wire rather than the default one wire number per wire network. |
| Exclude | If using sequential wire numbers, specifies the wire number ranges to exclude. (applied to the %N part of the wire number tag format) Syntax is <starting>-<ending> to show range (for example 1000-1499). Multiple ranges are allowed and must be separated with a comma or semi-colon (for example, 1000-1099;2500-2599;). You can also use 2;4;6 or 2,4,6 for values not in a range. |
The Insert Wire Number tool does not take the current wire number setting (in-line, above or below) into account when updating existing wire numbers. This setting is used only when inserting new wire numbers. Use the Toggle Wire Number In-Line tool for flipping existing wire numbers among the three modes.
| Above Wire | Places the wire number above the physical wire. |
| In-Line | Places the wire number in line with the wire. |
| Gap Setup | Defines spacing between the wire number and the wire itself. |
| Below Wire | Places the wire number below the physical wire. |
| Centered | Specifies to insert the wire number tags in the center of each wire segment. |
| Offset | Specifies to insert the wire number tags the specified offset distance. |
| Offset Distance | Specifies a fixed, user-defined offset distance from the left or top of the first wire segment found on the wire network. |
| Leaders | (This option is unavailable for in-line wire numbers) AutoCAD Electrical places wire numbers on leaders when it determines that the wire number text bumps into something (it does not check if the leader itself overlays another object). Select the method for inserting new wire numbers as leaders: As Required, Always, or Never. |
Displays the Rename User Columns dialog box used for renaming User1 to User20 header columns in the Set Wire Type, Create/Edit Wire Type, and Change/Convert Wire Type dialog boxes.
Project properties - cross-references tab
Modify your project default settings for cross-referencing. Any new drawing files created within the project are saved with the project default settings for cross-referencing.
In the Project Manager, right-click the project name, and select Properties. Select the Cross-References tab.
Defines the cross-reference annotation format. One replaceable parameter, %N, must always be part of the cross-reference format string. A typical format string might be the %N parameter. Use Same Drawing for on-drawing references and Between Drawings for off-drawing references. You can use the same format for both.
Component Cross-reference Display
There are different styles of cross referencing AutoCAD Electrical supports:
Project properties - styles tab Project properties: styles tab
Modify your project default settings for various component styles. All information defined in this tab is saved to the project definition file as project defaults and settings.
Toolbar: Main Electrical 2 Command entry: AEPROJECTIn the Project Manager, right-click on the project name and select Properties. Select the Styles tab.
| Arrow Style | Specifies the default wire signal arrow style. Select from the four predefined styles or a user-defined style. You can override the default style setting at insertion time. TipFor instructions on how to add custom wire arrow styles, see Add custom signal arrow styles. |
| PLC Style | Specifies the default PLC module style. Select from the five predefined styles or a user-defined style. TipFor instructions on how to add custom PLC module styles, see Add a new PLC style. |
| Fan-In/Out Marker Style | Defines the default Fan In/Out marker style and the layers for wires going out of a Fan In/Out Source marker and those coming into a Destination marker. TipFor instructions on how to add custom Fan-In/Out marker styles, see Add custom fan-in/out marker styles. |
| Layer List | Lists the Fan In/Out layers. |
| Add | Defines layer names as Fan In/Out layers. |
| Remove | Removes the selected layer from the defined layer list. |
| Wire Cross | Specifies the default mode of operation when wires cross each other: insert gap with no loop, insert gap and loop, or solid (no gap). |
| Wire Tee | Specifies the default wire tee marker: none, dot, angle1, or angle2. |
Project properties - drawing format tab
Allows you to modify your project default settings for drawings. All information defined in this tab is saved to the project definition file as a project default.
In the Project Manager, right-click on the project name and select Properties. Select the Drawing Format tab.
Specifies the default referencing system. There are three modes:
Sets the default wire numbering and component tag sort order for the drawing. Your selection overrides the project settings for sort order unless you select No override.
Drawing properties - drawing settings tab Drawing properties: drawing settings tab
Sets default values for a drawing.
Toolbar: Main Electrical 2 Command entry: AEPROJECTIn the Project Manager, right-click the drawing name, and select Properties Drawing Properties. Select the Drawing Settings tab.
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Command entry: AEPROPERTIESSelect the Drawing Settings tab.
Sets the values you enter for drawing description, project, installation, location, sheet, and drawing code. Sets the format for component tags, wire numbers, cross-references, PLC modules, signal arrows, ladders, and layers. Overrides the project properties set in the project Properties dialog box.
Specifies IEC default values for the drawing, such as Project (%P), Installation (%I), and Location (%L) fields. When you insert a component, the %I and %L default values are used if the Installation and/or Location values would normally be blank.
| Project Code | Specifies a project code for the WD_M block definition. This value can be used as the replaceable parameter %P. |
| Installation Code | Specifies the installation code for the WD_M block definition. This value can be used as the replaceable parameter %I. |
| Location Code | Specifies the location code for the WD_M block definition. This value can be used as the replaceable parameter %L. |
| Drawing | Displays a list of Installation or Location codes from the active drawing. |
| Project | Displays a list of previously defined Installation or Location codes in the active project or from the Default.INST or Default.LOC file. |
Avoid using a mixture of drawings in the project when using the Combine Installation/Location Tag mode. For example, do not include some drawings with drawing-wide Installation or Location values and some without drawing-wide values. It can result in a disruption of the child and parent component relationship under certain circumstances.
Component, wire, and cross-reference tagging use replaceable parameters in their format. If you reference the sheet number or drawing number in any of your tagging formats, then specify a default drawing-wide value to use.
| Sheet | Specifies the sheet number value for the drawing settings. This value can be used as the replaceable parameter %S. |
| Drawing | Specifies the drawing number value for the drawing settings. This value can be used as the replaceable parameter %D. |
| Section | Specifies the section value for the drawing file saved in the project definition file (.wdp). This value can be used as the replaceable parameter %A. |
| Sub-Section | Specifies the subsection value for the drawing file saved in the project definition file (.wdp). This value can be used as the replaceable parameter %B. |
Drawing properties - components tab
Apply a drawing-specific component settings that are maintained inside the WD_M block of the drawing.
In the Project Manager, right-click the drawing name, and select Properties Drawing Properties. Select the Components tab.
| Tag Format | Specifies the way new component tags are created. The tag consists of a minimum of two pieces of information: a family code and an alphanumeric reference number (for example, "CR" and "100" to yield a tag like CR100 or 100CR). Optionally, a component tag might contain a sheet number or some user-specified separators. If your format includes the sheet number %S parameter or the drawing number %D parameter, enter the values in the edit boxes in the Drawing Properties NoteAutoCAD Electrical provides a predefined format for you to use or you can enter your own format using replaceable parameters. |
| Search for PLC I/O address on insert | Searches for a connected PLC I/O module's I/O point. If found, the I/O address value is substituted for the "%N" part of the default component tag. |
| Sequential | Enter the beginning sequential number for the drawing. Sequential tags can continue uninterrupted from one drawing to the next if you assign the same beginning sequential number to every drawing in your project. As you insert components on any drawing of the project set, AutoCAD Electrical starts with the value you set and works its way up until it finds the next unused sequential number tag for the target component family. |
| Line Reference | Set up the unique format tag suffix list. Use this list to create unique reference-based tags when multiple components of the same family are located at the same reference location (for example, three push buttons on the same line reference "101" could be labeled PB101, PB101A, and PB101B -- AutoCAD Electrical does this using a suffix list of " ", "A", "B", and so on). |
| Suffix Setup | Displays the suffix list. The individual items in the suffix list are given in the row of edit boxes across the top of the dialog box. List suffix characters for duplicate family components on the same line reference or in the same zone (to keep tags unique). The suffix is added to the end of the component tag. To add it to the inside of the tag, use "%X" in the Tag Format. Example: %N-%F or %N-%F%X = suffix at the end (such as 101-CRA) %N%X-%F = add to number, before family code (such as 101A-CR) Select from the default lists or manually enter your own suffix list in the row of edit boxes. |
Drawing properties - wire numbers tab
Apply drawing-specific wire number settings. These settings are maintained inside the WD_M block in the drawing.
Toolbar: Main Electrical 2 Command entry: AEPROJECTIn the Project Manager, right-click the drawing name, and select Properties Drawing Properties. Select the Wire Numbers tab.
Wire number tags can be sequential or reference-based.
The Insert Wire Number tool does not take the current wire number setting (in-line, above or below) into account when updating existing wire numbers. This setting is used only when inserting new wire numbers. Use the Toggle Wire Number In-Line tool for flipping existing wire numbers among the three modes.
| Above Wire | Places the wire number above the physical wire. |
| In-Line | Places the wire number inline with the wire. |
| Gap Setup | Defines spacing between the inline wire number and the wire itself. |
| Below Wire | Places the wire number below the physical wire. |
| Offset | Specifies to insert the wire number tags the specified offset distance. |
| Centered | Specifies to insert the wire number tags in the center of each wire segment. |
| Offset Distance | Specifies a fixed, user-defined offset distance from the left or top of the first wire segment found on the wire network. |
| Leaders | (This option is unavailable for in-line wire numbers.) AutoCAD Electrical places wire numbers on leaders when it determines that the wire number text bumps into something. It does not check if the leader itself overlays another object. Select the method for inserting new wire numbers as leaders: As Required, Always, or Never. |
Drawing properties - cross-references tab
Apply a drawing-specific cross-reference settings that are maintained inside the WD_M block of the drawing. This overrides the project settings since cross-referencing commands look at the WD_M block as the definition for all referencing on the drawing during runtime.
In the Project Manager, right-click the drawing name, and select Properties Drawing Properties. Select the Cross-References tab.
Defines the cross-reference annotation format. One replaceable parameter, %N, must always be part of the cross-reference format string. A typical format string might be just the %N parameter. Use Same Drawing for on-drawing references and Between Drawings for off-drawing references. You can use the same format for both.
Component Cross-reference Display
There are different styles of cross referencing AutoCAD Electrical supports:
Drawing properties - styles tab Drawing properties: styles tab
Apply drawing-specific component styles settings. These settings are maintained inside the WD_M block in the drawing.
Toolbar: Main Electrical 2 Command entry: AEPROJECTIn the Project Manager, right-click the drawing name, and select Properties Drawing Properties. Select the Styles tab.
| Arrow Style | Specifies the default wire signal arrow style. Select from the four predefined styles or a user-defined style. You can override the default style setting at insertion time. TipFor instructions on how to add custom wire arrow styles, see Add custom signal arrow styles. |
| PLC Style | Specifies the default PLC module style. Select from the five predefined styles or a user-defined style. TipFor instructions on how to add custom PLC module styles, see Add a new PLC style. |
| Fan-In/Out Marker Style | Defines the default Fan In/Out marker style and the layers for wires going out of a Fan In/Out Source marker and those coming into a Destination marker. TipFor instructions on how to add custom Fan-In/Out marker styles, see Add custom fan-in/out marker styles. |
| Layer List | Lists the Fan In/Out layers. |
| Add | Defines layer names as Fan In/Out layers. |
| Remove | Removes the selected layer from the defined layer list. |
| Wire Cross | Specifies the default mode of operation when wires cross each other: insert gap with no loop, insert gap, and loop, or solid (no gap). |
| Wire Tee | Specifies the default wire tee marker: none, dot, angle1, or angle2. |
Drawing properties - drawing format tab
Apply a drawing-specific format settings that are maintained inside the WD_M block of the drawing.
In the Project Manager, right-click the drawing name, and select Properties Drawing Properties. Select the Drawing Format tab.
Specifies the default referencing system. There are three modes:
Use this tool to insert the X grid labels for drawings that use X Zones for the Format Referencing. You can also change other settings from here (such as origin) instead of going back into the Drawing Properties dialog box.
Toolbar: Ladders
Command entry: AEXZONEYour drawing must be configured for X Zones. Set the Format Referencing in the Drawing Properties: Drawing Format dialog box to X Zones.
You can also access this dialog box from the Project Properties or Drawing Properties dialog boxes. Some options are not available when you access the dialog box through the properties dialog boxes.
| Origin | Specifies the origin for the X Zone grid. Click pick to select the origin on the drawing or enter X and Y values. |
| Spacing | Specifies the spacing between the grid columns. Enter the horizontal value. |
| Zone labels | (only available when accessed from the ribbon, toolbar, or menu) Specifies the labels for the grid columns. Enter the horizontal value. You can enter the first value only or a complete list. If you enter a list, separate the values with commas - such as "A, B, C, D." |
| Insert zone labels | (only available when accessed from the ribbon, toolbar, or menu) Specifies whether to insert the grid labels. If you select to insert the labels, enter the column counts. |
Use this tool to insert the X-Y grid labels for drawings that use X-Y Grid for the Format Referencing. You can also change other settings from here (such as origin) instead of going back into the Drawing Properties dialog box.
Command entry: Ladders
Command entry: AEXYGRIDYour drawing must be configured for X-Y Grids. Set the Format Referencing in the Drawing Properties: Drawing Format dialog box to X-Y Grid.
You can also access this dialog box from the Project Properties or Drawing Properties dialog boxes. Some options are not available when you access the dialog box through the properties dialog boxes.
| Origin | Specifies the origin for the XY grid. Click pick to select the origin on the drawing or enter X and Y values. |
| Spacing | Specifies the spacing between the grid columns. Enter the horizontal and vertical values. |
| X-Y Format | Specifies the order that is used from the X-Y grid in determining the %N part of the tag. If it is set to Horizontal, the horizontal values of the grid are used as the first part, and the vertical value as the second. If Vertical is selected then the vertical values are used for the first part and the horizontal values used for the second. For example, you have Horizontal values of A - F and Vertical values of 1 - 9 and it is set to Horizontal. You might get a %N value of "B2"; if it is set to Vertical you might get a %N value of "2B." |
| Grid labels | (only available when accessed from the ribbon, toolbar, or menu) Specifies the labels for the grid columns. Enter the horizontal and vertical values. You can enter the first value only or a complete list. If you enter a list, separate the values with commas - such as "A, B, C, D." |
| Insert X-Y grid labels | (only available when accessed from the ribbon, toolbar, or menu) Specifies whether to insert the grid labels. If you select to insert the labels, enter the horizontal and vertical column counts. |