Make your own quadrille, graph, hex, etc paper! Uses the pgf/TikZ package for LaTeX, which should be part of any modern TeX installation.

graph paper.tex

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%% Make your own quadrille, graph, hex, etc paper!
%% Uses the pgf/TikZ package for LaTeX, which should be part of
%% any modern TeX installation.
%% Email: mcnees@gmail.com 
%% Twitter: @mcnees
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\documentclass[11pt]{article}

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%% This package gives small margins so you use less
%% paper. 
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\usepackage[cm]{fullpage}

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%% Packages needed for the drawing routines and for mixing custom
%% colors. 
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\usepackage{tikz} 
\usetikzlibrary{patterns} 
\usepackage{xcolor}


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%% Some nice colors.
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\definecolor{plum}{rgb}{0.36078, 0.20784, 0.4}
\definecolor{chameleon}{rgb}{0.30588, 0.60392, 0.023529}
\definecolor{cornflower}{rgb}{0.12549, 0.29020, 0.52941}
\definecolor{scarlet}{rgb}{0.8, 0, 0}
\definecolor{brick}{rgb}{0.64314, 0, 0}
\definecolor{sunrise}{rgb}{0.80784, 0.36078, 0}


%%-----------------------------------------------------------------------
%% Colors used for the minor and major grids.
%%-----------------------------------------------------------------------
%% A light blue color for the minor grid.
\colorlet{minorcolor}{cornflower!35}
%% A darker blue color for the major grid and/or frame.
\colorlet{majorcolor}{cornflower!60}
%% You can make either one darker by changing the number after the "!".
%% For instance, cornflower!75 would be much darker.


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%% Comment out the previous lines and uncomment the following lines for
%% graph paper with a light green color, like on an engineering pad.
%%-----------------------------------------------------------------------
% \colorlet{minorcolor}{chameleon!30}
% \colorlet{majorcolor}{chameleon!50}

%%-----------------------------------------------------------------------
%% This section sets up a routine for filling a shape with
%% hexagons. Uses code from:
%% http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/6019/drawing-hexagons/6128#6128
%%-----------------------------------------------------------------------

  % Big hexagons
  %\def\hexagonsize{0.1666in}
  % Small hexagons
  \def\hexagonsize{0.0833in}

  \pgfdeclarepatternformonly
    {hexagons}% name
    {\pgfpointorigin}% lower left
    {\pgfpoint{3*\hexagonsize}{0.866025*2*\hexagonsize}}
    {\pgfpoint{3*\hexagonsize}{0.866025*2*\hexagonsize}}
    {
     \pgfsetlinewidth{0.6pt}
     \pgftransformshift{\pgfpoint{0mm}{0.866025*\hexagonsize}}
     \pgfpathmoveto{\pgfpoint{0mm}{0mm}}
     \pgfpathlineto{\pgfpoint{0.5*\hexagonsize}{0mm}}
     \pgfpathlineto{\pgfpoint{\hexagonsize}{-0.866025*\hexagonsize}}
     \pgfpathlineto{\pgfpoint{2*\hexagonsize}{-0.866025*\hexagonsize}}
     \pgfpathlineto{\pgfpoint{2.5*\hexagonsize}{0mm}}
     \pgfpathlineto{\pgfpoint{3*\hexagonsize+0.2mm}{0mm}}
     \pgfpathmoveto{\pgfpoint{0.5*\hexagonsize}{0mm}}
     \pgfpathlineto{\pgfpoint{\hexagonsize}{0.866025*\hexagonsize}}
     \pgfpathlineto{\pgfpoint{2*\hexagonsize}{0.866025*\hexagonsize}}
     \pgfpathlineto{\pgfpoint{2.5*\hexagonsize}{0mm}}
     \pgfusepath{stroke}
    }

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%% This section sets up a routine for filling the squares in a
%% grid with null lines.
%%-----------------------------------------------------------------------
  \def\squaresize{0.25in}
  \pgfdeclarepatternformonly
    {lightcones}% name
    {\pgfpointorigin}% lower left
    {\pgfpoint{\squaresize}{\squaresize}}%  upper right
    {\pgfpoint{\squaresize}{\squaresize}}%  tile size
    {% shape description
     \pgfsetlinewidth{0.4pt}
	 %Comment out this line for solid lines on light cones, instead of dashes.
	 \pgfsetdash{{0.05cm}{0.05cm}}{0.025cm}
     \pgfpathmoveto{\pgfpoint{0in}{0in}}
     \pgfpathlineto{\pgfpoint{\squaresize}{\squaresize}}
     \pgfpathmoveto{\pgfpoint{0in}{\squaresize}}
     \pgfpathlineto{\pgfpoint{\squaresize}{0in}}
     \pgfusepath{stroke}
    }

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%% This section sets up a routine for filling a region with dots
%% Slightly modified version of code added by Leo 
%% Stein (@duetosymmetry on Twitter).
%%-----------------------------------------------------------------------
% Big squares
% \def\dotgridsquaresize{0.2in}
% Small squares
\def\dotgridsquaresize{0.1in}
\def\dotsize{.7pt}
\pgfdeclarepatternformonly
    {dotgrid}% name
    {\pgfpoint{-0.5*\dotgridsquaresize}{-0.5*\dotgridsquaresize}}% lower left
    {\pgfpoint{0.5*\dotgridsquaresize}{0.5*\dotgridsquaresize}}%  upper right
    {\pgfpoint{\dotgridsquaresize}{\dotgridsquaresize}}%  tile size
    {% shape description
	\pgfpathcircle{\pgfqpoint{0pt}{0pt}}{\dotsize}
	\pgfusepath{fill}
    }

\begin{document}

% No page numbers!
\thispagestyle{empty} 

%%-(Section)-------------------------------------------------------------

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%% Use this section for quadrille, ten squares per inch.
%%-----------------------------------------------------------------------
  \begin{tikzpicture}[remember picture, overlay]

    % Change "very thin" to "thin" if the lines are too thin.
    \tikzset{
      minorgrid/.style={minorcolor, thin},
      majorgrid/.style={majorcolor, thin},
    }

    % Draw a grid with 10 squares per inch.
    \draw[style=minorgrid, shift={(current page.south west)},shift={(0.2in,0.2in)}] (0,0) coordinate (a) grid
    [step=0.1in] (8.1in,10.6in) coordinate (b);

    % Draw a frame around the grid.
    \draw[style=majorgrid] (a) rectangle (b);


  \end{tikzpicture}

%%-(Section)-------------------------------------------------------------

%%-----------------------------------------------------------------------
%% Use this section for quadrille, eight squares per inch.
%%-----------------------------------------------------------------------
  %   \begin{tikzpicture}[remember picture, overlay]
  %
  %     % Change "very thin" to "thin" if the lines are too thin.
  %     \tikzset{
  %       minorgrid/.style={minorcolor, thin},
  %       majorgrid/.style={majorcolor, thin},
  %     }
  %
  %     % Draw a grid with 10 squares per inch.
  %     \draw[style=minorgrid, shift={(current page.south west)},shift={(0.1875in,0.1875in)}] (0,0) coordinate (a)
  % grid [step=0.125in] (8.125in,10.625in) coordinate (b);
  %
  %     % Draw a frame around the grid.
  %     \draw[style=majorgrid] (a) rectangle (b);
  %
  %   \end{tikzpicture}

%%-(Section)-------------------------------------------------------------

%%-----------------------------------------------------------------------
%% Use this part for graph, eight squares per inch with a major grid
%% every half-inch.
%%-----------------------------------------------------------------------
  % \begin{tikzpicture}[remember picture, overlay]
  %
  %   % Change "very thin" to "thin" if the lines are too thin.
  %   \tikzset{
  %     minorgrid/.style={minorcolor, thin},
  %     majorgrid/.style={majorcolor, thin},
  %   }
  %
  %   % Draw a grid with 10 squares per inch.
  %   \draw[style=minorgrid, shift={(current page.south west)},shift={(0.225in,0.25in)}] (0,0) coordinate (a) grid [step=0.125in] (8in,10.5in) coordinate (b);
  %
  %   \draw[style=majorgrid, shift={(current page.south west)},shift={(0.225in,0.25in)}] (0,0) coordinate (a) grid [step=0.5in] (8in,10.5in) coordinate (b);
  %
  %   % Draw a frame around the grid.
  %   \draw[style=majorgrid] (a) rectangle (b);
  %
  % \end{tikzpicture}

%%-(Section)-------------------------------------------------------------

%%-----------------------------------------------------------------------
%% Use this section to draw a dot grid on the page.
%% Slightly modified version of code added by Leo 
%% Stein (@duetosymmetry).
%%-----------------------------------------------------------------------
% \begin{tikzpicture}[remember picture,overlay]%
% \node at (current page.north west) [anchor=north west, inner sep=0pt, outer sep=0.18in]{
% \tikz{
% \fill [pattern=dotgrid,pattern color=minorcolor] (0.02,0) rectangle (8.14in,10.64in);
%         }
%     };
% \end{tikzpicture}


%%-(Section)-------------------------------------------------------------

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%% Use this section to draw a hex grid on the page.
%%-----------------------------------------------------------------------
  % \begin{tikzpicture}[remember picture,overlay]%
  %   \node at (current page.north west) [anchor=north west, inner sep=0pt, outer sep=0.0in]{
  %     \tikz{
  % 		\fill [pattern=hexagons,pattern color=minorcolor] (0,0) rectangle (8.5in,11in);
  % 			}
  %   };
  % \end{tikzpicture}

%%-(Section)-------------------------------------------------------------

% %%-----------------------------------------------------------------------
% %% Use this section to draw a grid with light cones.
% %%-----------------------------------------------------------------------
%
	%   % The color to use for the null directions.
	%   \colorlet{lightlines}{scarlet!30}
	%
	%   % Colors and line style for the squares and the border.
	%   \tikzset{
	%     minorgrid/.style={cornflower!30, thin},
	%     majorgrid/.style={cornflower!50, thick},
	%   }
	%
	%   \begin{tikzpicture}[remember picture, overlay]
	%     % Draw a grid with 4 squares per inch.
	%     \draw[style=minorgrid, shift={(current page.south west)}] (0.25in,0.25in) coordinate (a) grid
	% [step=0.25in] (8.25in,10.75in) coordinate (b);
	%
	%     % Draw a border around the grid.
	%     \draw[style=majorgrid] (a) rectangle (b);
	%
	%     % Now fill the grid with 45 degree lines in the color defined for null directions.
	%     \node at (current page.south west) [anchor=south west, inner sep=0, style=majorgrid, shift={(a)}]{
	%     \tikz{
	%      		\fill [pattern=lightcones,pattern color=lightlines] (0.25in,0.25in) rectangle (8.25in,10.75in);
	%   		}
	%     };
	%
	%   \end{tikzpicture}

%%-(End)-------------------------------------------------------------


\end{document}