How to download grids

Downloading and saving the grids

The first step is to download the grids. Click on the link, which will usually have a download icon () next to it.

The grids are stored in a self-extracting compressed file. What this means is that they are bundled into one file, and this will extract the various grids and save them on your computer.

You will be asked if you want to Open or Save the file you download. Choose Open to extract the grids onto the computer you are using. If you wish to use the grids on a different computer, choose Save, and save the file onto a disk. This can then be run on the computer you want to use the grid on.

Extracting the files

You will be shown a message showing the location that the files will be extracted to. If you installed The Grid into the default directory, then you do not need to worry about this.

When you click on Ok, you will see the window below. If you did not install into The Grid to the default location, amend the path to specify where you want the grids to be extracted to.

Click on Unzip when you are ready.

Importing the new grids into your working grid set

If you have downloaded a complete set of grids for standalone use then they will be in their own grid set, so you should change to this grid set by choosing User Settings > Grid Set from the menu in The Grid.

If you have downloaded a few useful grids then they will have been saved in a grid set called "Downloads". You will need to import them into your grid set to use them and link to them from your grids.

Choose File > Import > Grids from the menu in The Grid, and locate and select the downloaded grids from the grid set "Downloads". Click on Import to copy these grids into your grid set.

Finally, choose a blank cell to make a jump to one of the downloaded grids. Choose the new grid as the "jump", and set the cell text to reflect what the grid is for.

You should now be ready to use the downloaded grids.