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Changing Worksheet Gridline Color
Summary: Want the gridlines in your worksheet to be a different color? You aren't limited to stodgy black; Excel lets you make them just about any color you want. Here's how to make the change.Most people using Excel leave the gridlines visible so that they can easily see where the various cells are. By default the gridlines are a light gray. You can easily change the gridlines to a different color by following these steps:
- Click the Office button and then click Excel Options. Excel displays the Excel Options dialog box.
- Click Advanced at the left side of the dialog box.
- Scroll through the options until you see the Display Options for this Worksheet section. (Click here to see a related figure.)
- Ensure the Show Gridlines check box is selected.
- Using the Gridline Color drop-down list, choose the color you want to use.
- Click OK.
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