diff --git a/diylc/diylc-library/lib/diylc-core.jar b/diylc/diylc-library/lib/diylc-core.jar
index 7a880bb1..f77a539d 100644
Binary files a/diylc/diylc-library/lib/diylc-core.jar and b/diylc/diylc-library/lib/diylc-core.jar differ
diff --git a/diylc/diylc-library/src/org/diylc/components/boards/AbstractBoard.java b/diylc/diylc-library/src/org/diylc/components/boards/AbstractBoard.java
index 01f557fb..26e35c15 100644
--- a/diylc/diylc-library/src/org/diylc/components/boards/AbstractBoard.java
+++ b/diylc/diylc-library/src/org/diylc/components/boards/AbstractBoard.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import java.awt.Color;
 import java.awt.Composite;
 import java.awt.Graphics2D;
 import java.awt.Point;
-
+
 import org.diylc.common.HorizontalAlignment;
 import org.diylc.common.ObjectCache;
 import org.diylc.common.VerticalAlignment;
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractBoard extends AbstractTransparentComponent<String>
   protected Color boardColor = BOARD_COLOR;
   protected Color borderColor = BORDER_COLOR;
   protected Color coordinateColor = COORDINATE_COLOR;
-  protected Boolean drawCoordinates = true;
+  protected Boolean drawCoordinates = null;
+  protected CoordinateType coordinateType = CoordinateType.XY;
 
   @Override
   public void draw(Graphics2D g2d, ComponentState componentState, boolean outlineMode, Project project,
@@ -82,8 +83,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractBoard extends AbstractTransparentComponent<String>
     g2d.drawRect(firstPoint.x, firstPoint.y, secondPoint.x - firstPoint.x, secondPoint.y - firstPoint.y);
   }
 
-  protected void drawCoordinates(Graphics2D g2d, int spacing, Project project) {
-    if (!getDrawCoordinates())
+  protected void drawCoordinates(Graphics2D g2d, int spacing, Project project) {
+    CoordinateType ct = getCoordinateType();
+    if (ct == CoordinateType.None)
       return;
     Point p = new Point(firstPoint);
     g2d.setColor(coordinateColor);
@@ -92,7 +94,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractBoard extends AbstractTransparentComponent<String>
     int t = 1;
     while (p.y < secondPoint.y - spacing) {
       p.y += spacing;
-      super.drawCenteredText(g2d, getCoordinateLabel(t++), p.x + 2, p.y, HorizontalAlignment.LEFT,
+      super.drawCenteredText(g2d, ct == CoordinateType.XY ? getCoordinateLabel(t++) : Integer.toString(t++), p.x + 2, p.y, HorizontalAlignment.LEFT,
           VerticalAlignment.CENTER);
     }
 
@@ -100,7 +102,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractBoard extends AbstractTransparentComponent<String>
     t = 1;
     while (p.x < secondPoint.x - spacing) {
       p.x += spacing;
-      super.drawCenteredText(g2d, Integer.toString(t++), p.x, p.y - 2, HorizontalAlignment.CENTER,
+      super.drawCenteredText(g2d, ct == CoordinateType.XY ? Integer.toString(t++) : getCoordinateLabel(t++), p.x, p.y - 2, HorizontalAlignment.CENTER,
           VerticalAlignment.TOP);
     }
   }
@@ -146,16 +148,17 @@ public abstract class AbstractBoard extends AbstractTransparentComponent<String>
 
   public void setBorderColor(Color borderColor) {
     this.borderColor = borderColor;
-  }
-
-  @EditableProperty(name = "Draw Coordinates")
-  public boolean getDrawCoordinates() {
-    // Null protection for older files
-    return drawCoordinates == null || drawCoordinates;
-  }
-
-  public void setDrawCoordinates(boolean drawCoordinates) {
-    this.drawCoordinates = drawCoordinates;
+  }
+  
+  @EditableProperty(name ="Coordinates")
+  public CoordinateType getCoordinateType() {
+    if (coordinateType == null)
+      coordinateType = drawCoordinates == null || drawCoordinates ? CoordinateType.XY : CoordinateType.None;
+    return coordinateType;
+  }
+  
+  public void setCoordinateType(CoordinateType coordinateType) {
+    this.coordinateType = coordinateType;
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -196,5 +199,20 @@ public abstract class AbstractBoard extends AbstractTransparentComponent<String>
   @Override
   public void setValue(String value) {
     this.value = value;
+  }
+  
+  public static enum CoordinateType {
+    None("None"), XY("X-numbers Y-letters"), YX("X-letters Y-numbers");
+    
+    private String label;
+
+    private CoordinateType(String label) {
+      this.label = label;
+    }
+    
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+      return label;
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/diylc/diylc-library/src/org/diylc/components/boards/BlankBoard.java b/diylc/diylc-library/src/org/diylc/components/boards/BlankBoard.java
index 3d196d1b..71713b60 100644
--- a/diylc/diylc-library/src/org/diylc/components/boards/BlankBoard.java
+++ b/diylc/diylc-library/src/org/diylc/components/boards/BlankBoard.java
@@ -22,10 +22,11 @@
 package org.diylc.components.boards;
 
 import java.awt.AlphaComposite;
+import java.awt.Color;
 import java.awt.Composite;
 import java.awt.Graphics2D;
 import java.awt.Shape;
-
+
 import org.diylc.common.ObjectCache;
 import org.diylc.common.SimpleComponentTransformer;
 import org.diylc.core.ComponentState;
@@ -88,9 +89,15 @@ public class BlankBoard extends AbstractBoard {
   }
 
   @Override
-  public boolean getDrawCoordinates() {
+  public CoordinateType getCoordinateType() {
     // Override to prevent editing.
-    return super.getDrawCoordinates();
+    return super.getCoordinateType();
+  }
+  
+  @Override
+  public Color getCoordinateColor() {
+    // Override to prevent editing.
+    return super.getCoordinateColor();
   }
 
   @EditableProperty(name = "Shape")
diff --git a/diylc/diylc-swing/lib/diylc-core.jar b/diylc/diylc-swing/lib/diylc-core.jar
index 7a880bb1..f77a539d 100644
Binary files a/diylc/diylc-swing/lib/diylc-core.jar and b/diylc/diylc-swing/lib/diylc-core.jar differ
diff --git a/diylc/diylc-swing/library/main.jar b/diylc/diylc-swing/library/main.jar
index 55771ff6..824d6a8a 100644
Binary files a/diylc/diylc-swing/library/main.jar and b/diylc/diylc-swing/library/main.jar differ
diff --git a/diylc/diylc-swing/update.xml b/diylc/diylc-swing/update.xml
index 5de08020..f4f7c06e 100644
--- a/diylc/diylc-swing/update.xml
+++ b/diylc/diylc-swing/update.xml
@@ -2265,6 +2265,10 @@
 				<org.diylc.appframework.update.Change>
 					<changeType>NEW_FEATURE</changeType>
 					<description>Configurable graphics hardware acceleration</description>
+				</org.diylc.appframework.update.Change>
+				<org.diylc.appframework.update.Change>
+					<changeType>NEW_FEATURE</changeType>
+					<description>Ability to flip letters and numbers for board coordinates</description>
 				</org.diylc.appframework.update.Change>	
 				<org.diylc.appframework.update.Change>
 					<changeType>IMPROVEMENT</changeType>