Changed grid line color, now cell borders don't show

I'm using Microsoft Excel 2003. I changed the grid line color to a
lighter shade of gray. Now the borders of cells (merged and unmerged)
no longer show up, regardless of what color I set them to. Is there a
an arcane workaround for this? Thanks.

Did you fill the area with a background color--even white?

If yes, then instead of using the gridlines, maybe it's time to use Borders--or
remove the fill color.

Mister.Fred.Ma@gmail.com wrote:
>
> I'm using Microsoft Excel 2003. I changed the grid line color to a
> lighter shade of gray. Now the borders of cells (merged and unmerged)
> no longer show up, regardless of what color I set them to. Is there a
> an arcane workaround for this? Thanks.

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Dave Peterson

Dave Peterson wrote:
> Did you fill the area with a background color--even white?
>
> If yes, then instead of using the gridlines, maybe it's time to use Borders--or
> remove the fill color.

Actually, the problem is that the proper border options have to be
clicked *after* selecting the line width & color. So the preview of
the borders in the border customization window is very important.
Thanks anyway.

Fred

> Mister.Fred.Ma@gmail.com wrote:
> >
> > I'm using Microsoft Excel 2003. I changed the grid line color to a
> > lighter shade of gray. Now the borders of cells (merged and unmerged)
> > no longer show up, regardless of what color I set them to. Is there a
> > an arcane workaround for this? Thanks.
>
> --
>
> Dave Peterson