How to Print Gridlines in Microsoft Excel

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May 12, 2026

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Use this interactive demo to learn how to enable and print gridlines in Microsoft Excel.

Quick summary

Printing gridlines in Excel requires a quick change in the Page Setup dialog before sending your spreadsheet to the printer. Enabling the Gridlines option under the Sheet tab ensures cell borders appear clearly on every printed page.

Steps

Click on File in the Excel menu bar.
Go to Print and click on Page Setup.
In the Page Setup window, navigate to the Sheet tab.
Under the Print section, check the box next to Gridlines.
Click OK to confirm — the gridlines will now appear in the print preview.

📌 Why this matters

Printing gridlines in Microsoft Excel makes spreadsheets far easier to read on paper by clearly defining each cell boundary without requiring manual border formatting. This built-in Excel feature saves time for analysts, accountants, and anyone sharing printed reports who needs clean, structured output. Enabling gridlines via Page Setup takes under a minute and applies instantly to the print preview, ensuring professional-looking printed spreadsheets every time.

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