Remove Gridlines from a PowerPoint Chart

How to Remove the Gridlines in PowerPoint Chart

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May 25, 2026

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Use this interactive demo to learn how to eliminate gridlines from a PowerPoint chart in minutes.

Quick summary

Removing gridlines from a PowerPoint chart keeps your slides clean and visually focused. This process takes just a few clicks using the Chart Design tab and the Format Gridlines panel.

Steps

Select the chart you want to edit inside the PowerPoint slide canvas.
Click Chart Design in the top menu bar.
Click Add Chart Element in the ribbon.
Hover your cursor over the Gridlines option in the dropdown.
Click More Gridlines Options to open the formatting panel.
In the right-hand panel, select No Line under the Line tab.
The gridlines are now removed from your PowerPoint chart.

📌 Why this matters

Cluttered chart gridlines can distract audiences and make PowerPoint presentations look unprofessional. Knowing how to remove gridlines in PowerPoint gives presenters precise control over chart formatting, resulting in cleaner, more impactful data visualizations. This feature is especially valuable for business users who need polished slides for executive reports, client pitches, or public-facing presentations. Mastering chart formatting in PowerPoint directly improves the clarity and credibility of your data storytelling.

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