# Microsoft Knowledge Base

## Excel: Gridlines Cleared in Display Options But Not Page Setup

Last reviewed: September 12, 1996 Article ID: Q103781
The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 3.0, 4.0, and 4.0a
- Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, versions 3.0, 4.0

The note on page 531 of the version 4.0 "User's Guide 1," states that when turn off gridlines by choosing Options from the Display menu and clearing the Gridlines check box, Microsoft Excel also clears the Gridlines check box in the Page Setup dialog box so the gridlines will not be printed. Similar notes occur on page 530 of the version 3.0 "User's Guide" for Windows and page 528 of the version 3.0 "User's Guide" for the Macintosh.

This information is not entirely correct. If the Cell Gridlines check box in the Page Setup dialog box has been cleared and reselected, removing gridlines from your screen by choosing Display from the Options menu and clearing the Gridlines check box in the Display Options dialog box will not clear the Gridlines check box in the Page Setup dialog box.

> KBCategory: kbdocerr
> KBSubcategory:

> Additional reference words: 3.00 4.00 4.00a printing outline border
> turn off on activate enable

> THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY.

Last reviewed: September 12, 1996
©1997 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Legal Notices.