What Is Gridlines?

The Grid Lines on your spreadsheet are like the seams in your pants. They help you keep your place and are always there for you—even when you're having a lousy day. Gridlines are like the lines on a map. They help you know where and where you're going, so you can get from point A to point B without getting lost or confused. Gridlines also help us understand what's happening in our data. They separate cells into rows and columns, which makes it easy to see how each part fits into the whole. For example, in Excel and Google Spreadsheets, gridlines are light gray lines separating cells into rows and columns. To change the properties of a single gridline, go to the menu bar and select View, then Gridlines. It will open the Gridlines dialog box. From here, you can modify the properties of the gridline you want to change. To change the properties of multiple gridlines, select the first gridline you wish to change, hold down the Ctrl key and select the last gridline you want to change. The Gridlines dialog box will open, and you can change the properties of all the chosen gridlines. Gridlines, or cell borders, are the thin lines you see around cells in a spreadsheet. They help you visualize where one cell ends and another begins. If you want to change the color or thickness of your gridlines, all you need to do is go to the "View" tab on your ribbon and click "Show Gridlines" from the drop-down menu. Once there, you can customize the type and color of your gridlines by clicking "Gridline Color" at the bottom of your window. The default setting for printing gridlines is "No," but if you want them printed out with your worksheet, then you can change it by going to File > Page Setup > Sheet Options > Print Area > Print Titles & Headers > Gridlines & Borders.