# Printing worksheets in Excel

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/printing-worksheets-in-excel/119676>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 18, 2002, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/printing-worksheets-in-excel/119676 "2002-07-18T19:58:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2002, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/printing-worksheets-in-excel/119676/1 "2002-07-18T19:58:58Z")

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In other threads I have noted problems compiling a file in Excel. I have survivied this difficulty, thankfully; but I don’t know how to print an Excel worksheet so that lines like those that appear on the screen, demiliting the cells’ content, show up on printed pages.  
Or have I just overloooked a menu option or something like that? 😕

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**Author:** ![missbunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/76d3ee/32.png) [@missbunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missbunny)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2002, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/printing-worksheets-in-excel/119676/2 "2002-07-18T20:41:07Z")

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File  
Page Setup  
Sheet  
click on Gridlines

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**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2002, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/printing-worksheets-in-excel/119676/3 "2002-07-18T21:14:20Z")

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**missbunny** is entirely correct.

If you wish to be more selective about which cells have visible borders, you have to use the Format \> Cells \> Border page.

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**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2002, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/printing-worksheets-in-excel/119676/4 "2002-07-19T06:13:44Z")

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Thanks to both. 🙂 This is really something I should have puzzled out on my own… :o