Submitting for expert review. Refer [YouTube video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0f-WGwd0_s) Paste this code in excel VBE Chart(Sheet) object. Code works fine. I was wondering if we can avoid deletion and addition of lines with every mouse move. I tried adding lines on chart activate event and then allign those lines using module level variables. But the too procedures cannot work together as by the time chart activate is triggered mouse move already takes place. Option Explicit Private xPoint As Variant, yPoint As Variant, XMax As Variant, YMax As Variant, DispScale As Variant Private shp As Shape, ChartPaperSize, PgWidPXL, PgHgtPXL, ChtAreaWid, ChtAreaHgt, ActWinZoom Private shpHL As Variant, shpVL As Variant '-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Private Sub Chart_MouseMove(ByVal Button As Long, ByVal Shift As Long, ByVal A As Long, ByVal B As Long) 'Dim xPoint As Variant, yPoint As Variant, XMax As Variant, YMax As Variant, DispScale As Variant 'Dim shp As Shape, ChartPaperSize, PgWidPXL, PgHgtPXL, ChtAreaWid, ChtAreaHgt, ActWinZoom 'This macro is suitable for following 4 paper sizes only '-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ChartPaperSize = ActiveChart.PageSetup.PaperSize Select Case ChartPaperSize ' I couldnt find better way to convert paper size number to inches and therafter to pixels ' I dont know why multiplying by 0.9745 or 0.9725 keeps the x, y coordinates more close to the diplayed cursor position Case 5 '"xlPaperLegal" If ActiveChart.PageSetup.Orientation = xlLandscape Then PgWidPXL = 14 * 220 * 0.9745 '220 PPI PgHgtPXL = 8.5 * 220 * 0.9725 Else PgWidPXL = 8.5 * 220 * 0.9745 PgHgtPXL = 14 * 220 * 0.9725 End If Case 1 '"xlPaperLetter" If ActiveChart.PageSetup.Orientation = xlLandscape Then PgWidPXL = 11 * 220 * 0.9745 PgHgtPXL = 8.5 * 220 * 0.9725 Else PgWidPXL = 8.5 * 220 * 0.9745 PgHgtPXL = 11 * 220 * 0.9725 End If Case 9 '"xlPaperA4" If ActiveChart.PageSetup.Orientation = xlLandscape Then PgWidPXL = 11.69 * 220 * 0.9745 PgHgtPXL = 8.27 * 220 * 0.9725 Else PgWidPXL = 8.27 * 220 * 0.9745 PgHgtPXL = 11.69 * 220 * 0.9725 End If Case 8 ' "xlPaperA3" If ActiveChart.PageSetup.Orientation = xlLandscape Then PgWidPXL = 16.54 * 220 * 0.9745 PgHgtPXL = 11.69 * 220 * 0.9725 Else PgWidPXL = 11.69 * 220 * 0.9745 PgHgtPXL = 16.54 * 220 * 0.9725 End If 'Case Else End Select 'Windows display recommended scale of 125% in my computer settings XMax = PgWidPXL * (100 / 125) ' for A4 2503 for legal 2999 '2395 'Max mousepointer width on 100% chart sheet zoom YMax = PgHgtPXL * (100 / 125) ' for A4 1764 for legal 1814 '1450 'Max mousepointer height on 100% chart sheet zoom ChtAreaWid = ChartArea.Width ChtAreaHgt = ChartArea.Height DispScale = Round(1161 / ActiveWindow.Width, 2) ' 1161 is ActiveWindow.Width at Windows display recommended scale of 125% on my computer ActWinZoom = ActiveWindow.Zoom xPoint = (A * (ChtAreaWid * DispScale) / XMax) / (ActWinZoom / 100) yPoint = (B * (ChtAreaHgt * DispScale) / YMax) / (ActWinZoom / 100) '-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 'Delete lines For Each shp In ActiveChart.Shapes If shp.Type = msoLine Then shp.Delete End If Next 'Add new lines With ActiveChart.Shapes.AddLine(1, yPoint, ChartArea.Width, yPoint).Line 'horizontal line .ForeColor.RGB = RGB(150, 150, 150) .Weight = 5 End With With ActiveChart.Shapes.AddLine(xPoint, 1, xPoint, ChartArea.Height).Line 'vertical line .ForeColor.RGB = RGB(150, 150, 150) .Weight = 5 End With '-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 'Above deletion and addition of new lines could be avoided if two lines are already present 'Say, we manually insert line shapes named "Straight Connector 1" and "Straight Connector 2" then 'With ActiveChart.Shapes("Straight Connector 1") 'horizontal line '.Left = 1 '.Top = yPoint '.Width = ChartArea.Width '.Height = yPoint 'End With 'With ActiveChart.Shapes("Straight Connector 2") 'vertical line '.Left = xPoint '.Top = 1 '.Width = xPoint '.Height = ChartArea.Height 'End With '-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- End Sub