{"id":2243,"date":"2026-10-01T10:48:49","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T10:48:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.exceldepartment.com\/?page_id=2243"},"modified":"2026-10-31T12:13:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T12:13:08","slug":"hide-and-unhide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.exceldepartment.com\/en\/excel-course\/excel-basic-course\/formatting\/hide-and-unhide\/","title":{"rendered":"Hide and unhide"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"page-content container\">\n<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\"  style='background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;'>\n<div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row \">\n<div  class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion_builder_column_1_1 fusion-builder-column-221 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height 1_1\"  style='margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;'>\n<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"   data-bg-url=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t[addtoany]<\/p>\n<h1>Hide and unhide<\/h1>\n<p>Among the options that appear when you click Format in the Cells group (under the Home tab) you also find the tools for deciding what is to be visible in the workbook &#8211; you can hide and unhide rows or columns. Hidden rows and columns are indicated by small gaps between the row headings and column headings respectively.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exceldepartment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/FormatDoljTaFram.png\" alt=\"FormatHideUnhide\" width=\"340\" height=\"395\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2798\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Columns are visible:<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1848\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exceldepartment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Grundkurs-42.png\" alt=\"Basic course (42)\" width=\"500\" height=\"269\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Columns are hidden:<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-2399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exceldepartment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dolda-kolumner.jpg\" alt=\"hidden columns\" width=\"499\" height=\"268\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To unhide columns, select the surrounding columns and then click Unhide Columns.<\/p>\n<div 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