XL98: How to Remove Gridlines from a Section of a Worksheet

ID: Q189884

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition

SUMMARY

This article describes how to hide the gridlines on a section of a worksheet in Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition.


MORE INFORMATION

To hide the gridlines on a section of a worksheet, follow these steps:

  1. Select the range of cells that you want to remove the gridlines from.


  2. On the Format menu, click Cells.


  3. 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).


  4. 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.


  5. 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: XL98

Keywords : kbdta xlui xlformat
Version : MACINTOSH:98
Platform : MACINTOSH
Issue type : kbhowto


Last Reviewed: January 13, 2000
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