{"id":4735,"date":"2019-11-11T08:27:16","date_gmt":"2019-11-11T08:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/?p=4735"},"modified":"2024-03-28T13:26:45","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T13:26:45","slug":"remove-gridlines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/examples\/remove-gridlines\/","title":{"rendered":"Remove Gridlines in Excel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-e3809782-a0d7-44eb-bb6c-c6ec82417b93\" href=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Remove-Gridlines-in-Excel.xlsx\">Remove-Gridlines-in-Excel<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Remove-Gridlines-in-Excel.xlsx\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-e3809782-a0d7-44eb-bb6c-c6ec82417b93\">Download File<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>After you open an Excel worksheet, the first things you see\nare column numbers and row numbers, with light grey lines. They are not printed\nby default, they are only present on a computer screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"455\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/11\/gridlines.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/11\/gridlines.png 455w, https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/11\/gridlines-300x158.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 455px) 100vw, 455px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>They are usually helpful, but sometimes, you may find that\nyou don&#8217;t want them because you find them distracting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Remove gridlines<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can easily remove them by navigating to <strong>View &gt;&gt; Show<\/strong>, and unchecking <strong>Gridlines<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"395\" height=\"92\" src=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/11\/gridlines-uncheck.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/11\/gridlines-uncheck.png 395w, https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/11\/gridlines-uncheck-300x70.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, the gridlines from your worksheet disappeared, and it\nlooks the same way as if it was printed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"449\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/11\/no-gridlines.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/11\/no-gridlines.png 449w, https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/11\/no-gridlines-300x160.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Check <strong>Gridlines<\/strong>\none more time, and they will appear inside the worksheet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Remove gridlines permanently<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you don&#8217;t want gridlines at all, you can remove them\npermanently in Excel options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Navigate to<strong> File\n&gt;&gt; Options &gt;&gt; Advanced<\/strong>. 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