Excel weird border question

[gabriella koczian]

Hi, excel has these weird border issues today that I am unable to find a solution to. I type a number in a cell, it highlights, but when i click away, a balck highlight/border stays there. The border actually stays on the entire row. Hard to explain, not sure if anyone knows the solution. All workbooks, tried re-starting. Photo attached, I apologize for the rotation.

[#2]

Hi Gabriella,

I don't know the answer, just to clarify - did i understood you correctly what if you open Excel with new workbook (not existing one), and add the number into any cell, this border appears?

[#3]

Thank you for your reply. Yes. New or existing, all workbooks. It disappears once I click away, for example to a different tab. Reappears every time I add something to a cell.

[#4]

I have the same problem. It drives me crazy! 

[#5]

I see, strange. Googled a bit, some people reports the same e.g. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/46308435/excel-automatically-adds-borders-when-changing-cell-val...

No conditional formatting, no VBA code. Have no idea what that could be. What i usually do in such situations

- check if the same is in safe mode (Win+R and "excel /safe"). If not when disable add-ins one by one if they affect;

- clean PC (CCleaner or like);

- repair Office

Other steps depends on situation. By the way, could you please attach any of your files where such effect appeared?

[#6]

Thanks for looking into it. I'm about the wipe my laptop and start over!!

This is not something you can just learn to work with :)

Thanks again !

[#7]

Quite risky, i'd play with other options first. Anyway, good luck!

[#8]

Thank you for the response. I'm attaching one of the files. I sent it to my coworker and he had no problem with it.

[#9]

Hi Ewa,

I also found nothing suspicious in file itself and in it XML structure. Works normally.

Don't think that affect something, removed some properties - please check attached.

[#10]

Thank you for your help Sergei. I still have the same problem with the files that you send back. It's strange that the borders seem random in thickness and how they appear. When I copy the spreadsheet to Word they disappear. It's really annoying but the Excel still works. I appreciate your help. Please let me know if you think about any other suggestions.

[#11]

Ewa, please install this fix

https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Fixes-or-workarounds-for-recent-issues-in-Excel-for-Windows...