Hide Grid Lines [Quick Tip]

I like to hide grid lines on my spreadsheets and charts whenever possible. I think removing gridlines makes the charts and worksheets more presentable. In case you are wondering how to remove (or hide) gridlines,

To hide grid lines on an excel worksheet:

Excel 2007 and greater: Go to View Ribbon and uncheck the “Gridlines” option. You can also press ALT + WVG

Excel 2003 and earlier: Click on Tools > Options and then in the View tab uncheck “grid lines” option.

To hide grid lines when you are printing an excel sheet:

Excel 2007 and greater: Go to Page Layout Ribbon and uncheck the “Print” option under Gridlines area. You can also press ALT + PPG

Excel 2003 and earlier: Go to “Print Preview” and uncheck “gridlines” in “Print” tab.

To Remove grid lines from a chart:

Select the gridlines in the chart and hit delete.

What do you think about gridlines ?

Do you like them or do you try to remove then whenever you can?