XL: How to Remove Gridlines from a Section of a Worksheet
ID: Q189883
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
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Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, version 7.0
SUMMARY
This article describes how to hide the gridlines on a section of a
worksheet in Microsoft Excel.
MORE INFORMATION
Follow the steps for your version of Microsoft Excel.
Microsoft Excel 97
- Select the range of cells that you want to remove the gridlines from.
- On the Format menu, click Cells.
- In the Format Cells dialog box, click the Patterns tab. Click to
select the color that matches the background color of your worksheet
(usually White).
- Click the Border tab. Click the arrow in the Color box, click the color
that matches the color of the gridlines on your worksheet (usually
Gray-25%), and then click Outline.
- Click OK.
The gridlines are hidden in the selected area of the worksheet.
Microsoft Excel 7.0
- Select the range of cells that you want to remove the gridlines from.
- On the Format menu, click Cells.
- In the Format Cells dialog box, click the Patterns tab. Click to select
the color that matches the background color of your worksheet (usually
White).
- Click the Border tab. Click the arrow in the Color box, and click the
color that matches the color of the gridlines on your worksheet.
Usually, this is the second color from the right in the second row of
colors.
- Click the second box on the left side of the Style section of the
border tab to select a border style. Click the Outline box in the Border
section of the Border tab.
- Click OK.
The gridlines are hidden in the selected area of the worksheet.
For additional information about hiding gridlines in earlier versions of
Excel, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q96933 Excel: Removing Gridlines from a Section of a Worksheet
Additional query words:
XL97 7.0
Keywords : kbdta xlui xlformat
Version : WINDOWS:7.0,97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowto
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