How to Remove Gridlines in Excel

How do I get rid of the Grid in Excel?

To remove the gridlines in Excel:

Step 1: Open your Excel file.

Step 2: Go to the “View” tab at the top.

Step 3: In the “Show” group, you’ll see a “Gridlines” checkbox. Click it to toggle the gridlines on or off.

Step 4: If the checkbox is checked, it means gridlines are showing, and clicking it will hide them. If it’s unchecked, clicking it will show the gridlines.

That’s all you need to do to control the gridlines in Excel.

What is the Shortcut to Remove Grid lines in Excel?

To hide gridlines in Excel using a keyboard shortcut, you can press “Alt + W,” then press “G.” This combination will turn off the display of gridlines. If you want to show them again, you can repeat the same steps.

How do I remove gridlines from a table?

To get rid of the gridlines in a table in Excel:

Step 1: Click anywhere inside the table to select it.

Step 2: Now, look at the top of Excel. You should see a tab called “Table Design.” If you don’t see it, make sure you’re inside the table.

Step 3: Inside the “Table Design” tab, there’s a group called “Table Styles.”

Step 4: Click on the dropdown arrow next to “Borders” in the “Table Styles” group.

Step 5: From the options that appear, choose “No Border.”

This will remove the gridlines from your table while keeping your data intact. If you ever want to bring back the gridlines, you can repeat these steps and select a different border style or the default border style for your table.

How do I get rid of the grid on my screen?

To remove gridlines from your screen, you may be referring to gridlines on your desktop background or within certain applications. Here’s how to do it:

For Windows

Step 1: Right-click on your desktop (any empty area).

Step 2: Choose “Personalize” from the menu.

Step 3: In the Personalization settings, click “Background” on the left.

Step 4: Select a different background image without gridlines, or turn off the “Show desktop background” option for a plain color background.

For macOS

Step 1: Click the Apple menu in the top-left corner.

Step 2: Go to “System Preferences.”

Step 3: Select “Desktop & Screen Saver.”

Step 4: Choose a new desktop picture without gridlines.

For Applications (e.g., Excel, Word)

If you mean gridlines within specific applications:

In Microsoft Excel, follow the steps mentioned earlier to hide gridlines within Excel sheets.

In Microsoft Word, you can hide gridlines in a table by selecting the table, going to the “Table Design” tab, and choosing “Borders” then “No Border.”

If you’re dealing with gridlines in a specific application or situation not covered here, please provide more details for further assistance

How to remove gridlines from my entire Excel Workbook?

To remove Gridlines from the entire workbook Follow the below steps:

Step 1: To select the entire sheet click on the box at the top-left corner of the workbook.

Step 2: Go to the view tab in the Ribbon

Step 3: Find the “Show” group and uncheck the “Gridlines” option. This will remove gridlines for the entire workbook.

How to remove gridlines from only specific worksheets in my Excel File?

You can remove Gridlines from specific worksheets in an Excel file by selecting those worksheets individually and turning off the gridlines for each one.

How to set a custom gridline color for future worksheets?

Follow the below steps to custom gridlines color for your Excel worksheets:

Step 1: Go to the “File” and select “Options”.

Step 2: Choose “Advanced” from the left pane.

Step 3: Scroll down to the “Display options for those worksheets” section.

Step 4: Now select the gridline color as per your need.

Step 5: Click “Ok” to apply changes.

Will removing gridlines affect cell borders in my Excel Worksheet?

No, Removing gridlines in Excel won’t affect cell borders. Cell borders and gridlines are separate formatting options in Excel. After adding the cell borders to your worksheet, they will remain unaffected when you remove the gridlines.

When you open the Excel sheet, you see a cross-section of rows and columns with grey-coloured lines that separate cells. Those gray-colored lines are known as gridlines in MS Excel. The grey color is the default color offered by Microsoft and one can change the color of the gridlines. These Guidelines can be helpful in reading data, but they might become distracting or undesirable when presenting or printing the final document.

Borders and Gridlines are two things that create confusion among users, Borders are customizable and one can change their color, type, and width but the same is not true for gridlines.  

Note: Gridlines are always applied on the whole worksheet or workbook, you can’t apply it on one cell or a set of cells. In this case, borders are applicable.