Re: How to get missing grid lines back?

[Jean Bréfort <jean brefort normalesup org>]

OK, I see: you see grid lines for cells without a background like H4.
For other cells you see lines if borders are defined for this cell. To
add or remove borders select the cells, use Format/Cells, go to Border
tab, choose the new border style (which might ne None to clear the
borders), the border clor, then click the appropriate button or at the
appropriate place in the preview.

Hope this helps,
Regards,
Jean

Le mercredi 18 novembre 2009 à 06:53 -0600, Larry Alkoff a écrit :
> Jean Bréfort wrote:
> > Le mercredi 18 novembre 2009 à 06:26 -0600, Larry Alkoff a écrit :
> > > John Machin wrote:
> > > > On 18/11/2009 1:51 PM, Larry Alkoff wrote:
> > > > > I have a spreadsheet started by a clever fellow that likes to "pretty 
> > > > > print" who has left the company.
> > > > >
> > > > > There are large sections of the spreadsheet with no grid lines.
> > > > > The cells exist because I can click on where a box should be and it is 
> > > > > outlined.
> > > > The cells exist unconditionally.
> > > >
> > > > > Sometimes the vertical lines are missing, sometimes the horizontal 
> > > > > lines, sometimes both.  It's very disconcerting.
> > > > >
> > > > > Another thing is some of the grid lines that exist are bold, some are 
> > > > > not.  How did he do that?
> > > > Sounds like he has been playing with cell borders ("bold" == thick) 
> > > > and/or cell background colours using Format / Cells / (Border or 
> > > > Background). Note that borders and gridlines aren't the same thing. 
> > > > Borders are a property of each cell, displaying/hiding gridlines is a 
> > > > worksheet property which AFAICT affects only cell borders which haven't 
> > > > been changed from their default.
> > > >
> > > > > How can I get grid lines back?
> > > > Change whatever border / background effects you don't like.
> > > >
> > > > You may want to check for each worksheet what the gridline status is: 
> > > > switch to target worksheet, click on Format, click on Sheet. Gnumeric 
> > > > displays a tick next to "Hide Gridlines" if they are hidden using this 
> > > > method. Repeated clicking on Hide Gridlines cycles the state through 
> > > > (on, off).
> > >
> > > Format, Sheet, Hide Gridlines is not checked so it's not that.
> > > I tried toggling Hide Gridlines and it just toggled all the gridlines,
> > > but the ones blanked out did not come back.
> > >
> > > I suspect Format, Cells, Border but I don't how to modify the lines.  I 
> > > tried selecting a section of the file with no gridlines and then 
> > > selected a line thickness from the palette but no gridlines appeared.
> > >
> > > What to do?
> >
> > Can you send us a test file (you can remove all data, just keep the
> > formats)?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Jean
>
>
> Jean, attached is a test file.
>
> Larry