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stewartnmij

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Jun 29, 2008, 7:00:00 AM6/29/08
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The answer given by Peter does not solve my problem. In Word 97 I was able to
hide table grid lines, now in Word 2007 there appears not to be this option.
The show/hide grid lines in Word 2007 appears to be for guide lines for
typing text into a table cell. How do I hide table table grid lines in Word
2007?
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Luc

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Jun 29, 2008, 7:59:50 AM6/29/08
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stewartnmij,
I do not know what answer Peter gave you but you tried going to the Layout
contextual tab on the ribbon and click the show gridlines button in the
table group.


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Doug Robbins - Word MVP

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Jun 29, 2008, 5:45:52 PM6/29/08
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If you mean borders - Ctrl+Alt+u

If you do mean Gridlines, which is Word 2007 appear as lines of blue dashes,
then click on the View Gridlines button in the Table section of the Layout
tab of the Table Tools.

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lauralamden

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Nov 19, 2009, 10:24:11 AM11/19/09
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Thank you so much for your reply. I sent a document to someone in our office which had several tables which had to be filled out. When he got the document there were no blue dashes and he couldn't figure out where to type. I went all over the net until I found your reply. Again, thank you.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP wrote:

If you mean borders - Ctrl+Alt+uIf you do mean Gridlines, which is Word 2007
29-Jun-08

If you mean borders - Ctrl+Alt+u

If you do mean Gridlines, which is Word 2007 appear as lines of blue dashes,
then click on the View Gridlines button in the Table section of the Layout
tab of the Table Tools.

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

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Previous Posts In This Thread:

On Sunday, June 29, 2008 7:00 AM
stewartnmi wrote:

how do I hide table grid lines in Word 2007


The answer given by Peter does not solve my problem. In Word 97 I was able to
hide table grid lines, now in Word 2007 there appears not to be this option.
The show/hide grid lines in Word 2007 appears to be for guide lines for
typing text into a table cell. How do I hide table table grid lines in Word
2007?
--
Stewart at Denny

On Sunday, June 29, 2008 7:59 AM
Luc wrote:

stewartnmij,I do not know what answer Peter gave you but you tried going to


stewartnmij,
I do not know what answer Peter gave you but you tried going to the Layout
contextual tab on the ribbon and click the show gridlines button in the
table group.


--

Luc Sanders
MVP - PowerPoint
blog: www.sixtiesfan.multiply.com/
"stewartnmij" <stewa...@discussions.microsoft.com> schreef in bericht
news:D7D18741-7CD0-4845...@microsoft.com...

On Sunday, June 29, 2008 5:45 PM
Doug Robbins - Word MVP wrote:

If you mean borders - Ctrl+Alt+uIf you do mean Gridlines, which is Word 2007


If you mean borders - Ctrl+Alt+u

If you do mean Gridlines, which is Word 2007 appear as lines of blue dashes,
then click on the View Gridlines button in the Table section of the Layout
tab of the Table Tools.

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

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ronanquinlan

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Feb 7, 2010, 2:49:12 PM2/7/10
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On the Borders & Shading toolbar button, select "View Gridlines" (second from bottom). This will remain as default until you change it.

Luc wrote:

stewartnmij,I do not know what answer Peter gave you but you tried going to
29-Jun-08

stewartnmij,
I do not know what answer Peter gave you but you tried going to the Layout
contextual tab on the ribbon and click the show gridlines button in the
table group.


--

Luc Sanders
MVP - PowerPoint
blog: www.sixtiesfan.multiply.com/
"stewartnmij" <stewa...@discussions.microsoft.com> schreef in bericht
news:D7D18741-7CD0-4845...@microsoft.com...

Previous Posts In This Thread:

On Sunday, June 29, 2008 7:00 AM
stewartnmi wrote:

how do I hide table grid lines in Word 2007


The answer given by Peter does not solve my problem. In Word 97 I was able to
hide table grid lines, now in Word 2007 there appears not to be this option.
The show/hide grid lines in Word 2007 appears to be for guide lines for
typing text into a table cell. How do I hide table table grid lines in Word
2007?
--
Stewart at Denny

On Sunday, June 29, 2008 7:59 AM
Luc wrote:

stewartnmij,I do not know what answer Peter gave you but you tried going to


stewartnmij,
I do not know what answer Peter gave you but you tried going to the Layout
contextual tab on the ribbon and click the show gridlines button in the
table group.


--

Luc Sanders
MVP - PowerPoint
blog: www.sixtiesfan.multiply.com/
"stewartnmij" <stewa...@discussions.microsoft.com> schreef in bericht
news:D7D18741-7CD0-4845...@microsoft.com...

On Sunday, June 29, 2008 5:45 PM


Doug Robbins - Word MVP wrote:

If you mean borders - Ctrl+Alt+uIf you do mean Gridlines, which is Word 2007
If you mean borders - Ctrl+Alt+u

If you do mean Gridlines, which is Word 2007 appear as lines of blue dashes,
then click on the View Gridlines button in the Table section of the Layout
tab of the Table Tools.

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

"stewartnmij" <stewa...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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On Thursday, November 19, 2009 10:24 AM
Laura Lamden wrote:

BLUE DASHES IN WORD 2007 TABLE


Thank you so much for your reply. I sent a document to someone in our office which had several tables which had to be filled out. When he got the document there were no blue dashes and he couldn't figure out where to type. I went all over the net until I found your reply. Again, thank you.


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ronanquinlan

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Feb 7, 2010, 2:51:26 PM2/7/10
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Toolbar Button "Borders & Shading" Select "View Gridlines" This will show table and will remain default until you change it.

Luc wrote:

stewartnmij,I do not know what answer Peter gave you but you tried going to
29-Jun-08

stewartnmij,
I do not know what answer Peter gave you but you tried going to the Layout
contextual tab on the ribbon and click the show gridlines button in the
table group.


--

Luc Sanders
MVP - PowerPoint
blog: www.sixtiesfan.multiply.com/
"stewartnmij" <stewa...@discussions.microsoft.com> schreef in bericht
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Previous Posts In This Thread:

On Sunday, June 29, 2008 7:00 AM
stewartnmi wrote:

how do I hide table grid lines in Word 2007


The answer given by Peter does not solve my problem. In Word 97 I was able to
hide table grid lines, now in Word 2007 there appears not to be this option.
The show/hide grid lines in Word 2007 appears to be for guide lines for
typing text into a table cell. How do I hide table table grid lines in Word
2007?
--
Stewart at Denny

On Sunday, June 29, 2008 7:59 AM
Luc wrote:

stewartnmij,I do not know what answer Peter gave you but you tried going to


stewartnmij,
I do not know what answer Peter gave you but you tried going to the Layout
contextual tab on the ribbon and click the show gridlines button in the
table group.


--

Luc Sanders
MVP - PowerPoint
blog: www.sixtiesfan.multiply.com/
"stewartnmij" <stewa...@discussions.microsoft.com> schreef in bericht
news:D7D18741-7CD0-4845...@microsoft.com...

On Sunday, June 29, 2008 5:45 PM


Doug Robbins - Word MVP wrote:

If you mean borders - Ctrl+Alt+uIf you do mean Gridlines, which is Word 2007
If you mean borders - Ctrl+Alt+u

If you do mean Gridlines, which is Word 2007 appear as lines of blue dashes,
then click on the View Gridlines button in the Table section of the Layout
tab of the Table Tools.

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

"stewartnmij" <stewa...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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On Thursday, November 19, 2009 10:24 AM
Laura Lamden wrote:

BLUE DASHES IN WORD 2007 TABLE
Thank you so much for your reply. I sent a document to someone in our office which had several tables which had to be filled out. When he got the document there were no blue dashes and he couldn't figure out where to type. I went all over the net until I found your reply. Again, thank you.

On Sunday, February 07, 2010 2:49 PM
Ronan Quinlan wrote:

Table Grids


On the Borders & Shading toolbar button, select "View Gridlines" (second from bottom). This will remain as default until you change it.

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ronanquinlan

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Feb 7, 2010, 2:53:36 PM2/7/10
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Toolbar button: "Borders & Shading" go to "View Gridlines"

It will stay at that as default until you change it

stewartnmi wrote:

how do I hide table grid lines in Word 2007
29-Jun-08

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On Sunday, June 29, 2008 7:00 AM
stewartnmi wrote:

how do I hide table grid lines in Word 2007

On Sunday, June 29, 2008 7:59 AM
Luc wrote:


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Hope this helps.

On Sunday, February 07, 2010 2:51 PM
Ronan Quinlan wrote:

Table Grids


Toolbar Button "Borders & Shading" Select "View Gridlines" This will show table and will remain default until you change it.

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