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spauwer
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Mar 15, 2022

How to clear formatting in all un-used cells in Excel

Example:  Someone highlighted the row, added formatting, now rows K - end of time have lines in them.  Same for columns.  When I find the end of the 

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  • spauwer 

    Select all unused rows, then right-click in the selection and select Delete from the context menu.

    Do the same for all unused columns.

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      spauwer
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      HansVogelaar 

      Thank you.  How do you select all unused rows?  When I select the end of the document (CTRL-End), it takes me to the last row of my used cells.

      • spauwer 

        Select the first unused row.

        Then press Ctrl+Shift+Down Arrow.

        Delete the selected rows.

         

        Select the first unused column.

        Then press Ctrl+Shift+Right Arrow.

        Delete the selected columns.

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