This is the first time I've ever succeeded in actually using the background
package so caveat emptor...
This code is based on code originally posted at http://michaelgoerz.net/notes/printable-paper-with-latex-and-tikz.html. Basically, the site hosts a range of templates for creating all kinds of paper in TeX (both in US sizes and those used by everyone else). Squared, narrow-ruled, wide-ruled, Cornell, college, graph...
However, I've modified the code quite a bit for this answer so any errors are definitely mine! [In particular, any mess on account of the use of background
is definitely mine as the original doesn't use that package in any way, shape or form.]
You could try something like this which combines a tikzpicture
as background picture with the titling
package:
\documentclass[letterpaper, 10pt]{article} % for letter size paper
% 215.9mm × 279.4mm
\usepackage{tikz, background, titling, kantlipsum, setspace}
\usepackage[left=1.5in,right=.25in,top=1.125in,bottom=.125in]{geometry}
\usetikzlibrary{calc}
\backgroundsetup{%
position=current page.center,
angle=0,
scale=1,
contents={%
\begin{tikzpicture}%
[
normal lines/.style={gray, very thin},
every node/.append style={black, align=center, opacity=1}
]
\foreach \y in {0.71,1.41,...,25.56}
\draw[normal lines] (0,\y) -- (8.5in,\y);
\draw[normal lines] (1.25in,0) -- (1.25in,11in);
\node (t) [font=\LARGE, anchor=south] at ($(0,25.56)!1/2!(8.5in,25.56)$) {\thetitle};
\node (d) [font=\large, anchor=south west, xshift=1.5em] at (0,25.6) {\today};
\node (p) [font=\large, anchor=south east, xshift=-1.5em] at (8.5in,25.56) {p.~\thepage};
\end{tikzpicture}%
}}
\renewcommand{\rmdefault}{augie}
\title{My doc}
\author{Me}
\begin{document}
\pagestyle{empty}
\doublespacing
\kant[1-6]
\end{document}

tikz
and using\foreach
.\documentclass{...}
and ending with\end{document}
.