Hide or unhide a column or row
Hide a column or row
To hide a column or row, follow these steps:
- Select the desired element or elements.
- Run the command to hide an element in one of the following ways:
- On the Page layout tab, click
** Hide** and select the Hide column or Hide row command.
- Right-click the item heading and run the Hide column / Hide row command from the context menu.
- To hide a row, press
Ctrl+9. To hide a column, pressCtrl+0.
- On the Page layout tab, click
Hidden rows or columns are marked in the heading as shown.
tip
Hidden rows and columns are not printed.
Unhide column or row
The quickest way to display a hidden column or row is as follows:
- Hover your cursor over the hidden elements marker. The cursor will turn into a double-headed arrow, and the
/
button will appear next to it.
- Click the
/
button.
You can also display a hidden column or row as follows:
- Select the two rows or columns between which the hidden element is located.
- Run the command to display the element in one of the following ways:
- On the Page layout tab, click
** Unhide** and select the Unhide column or Unhide row command.
- Right-click on the headers of the selected columns/rows and run the Show column or Show row context menu command.
- To unhide a row, press
Ctrl+Shift+9. To unhide a column, pressCtrl+Shift+0.
- On the Page layout tab, click
After that, all columns or rows hidden under the marker will be displayed.