Excel is a widely used electronic software for data analysis, chart making, and various calculation tasks. This article will introduce the possible reasons why the grid lines disappeared in Excel and how to recover them.
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1. Display option settings: The display of grid lines is turned off in the display options of Excel. This is a setting that controls the appearance of the Excel display, including grid lines, row numbers, column labels, etc.
2. Worksheet protection: If the worksheet is protected, the grid lines may not be displayed. On a protected worksheet, you may only be able to edit specific cells, while the gridlines of other cells are not visible.
Open Excel and select your workbook, find the "View" option in the menu bar.
View tab, find the Gridlines check box. Make sure it's selected so that the gridlines are displayed.
With this method, you can directly control the display and hiding of gridlines, making sure they are visible.
If your sheet is protected, you need to unprotect it in order to edit it. In Excel, select the Review tab.
In the Change Worksheet group, click the Protect Worksheet button and enter the password (if you have one) to unprotect the worksheet. When the protection is removed, you can see the grid lines and you can edit the worksheet.
Check the theme settings: The theme settings of Excel may also affect the display of grid lines. Try changing the theme of the worksheet and see if you are able to recover the grid lines.
Check cell borders: Users may set cell borders to be the same color as the grid lines, causing the grid lines to appear to disappear. Make sure the cell borders and grid lines are different in color so that they can be better distinguished.
With the above methods, you should be able to recover grid lines in Excel easily. When using Excel, keep familiar with the display options and settings of the software to handle a variety of data and tasks more efficiently, ensuring the readability and editability of the worksheet. Hope this article will be helpful for you to solve the problem of excel grid lines disappearing.