<div>
There is a Show/Hide gridlines option in 2003 (table menu) and 2007 (view tab).<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/HA100970391033.aspx" rel="ugc">http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/HA100970391033.aspx</a><br />

</div>


There is a Show/Hide gridlines option in 2003 (table menu) and 2007 (view tab).


http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/HA100970391033.aspx [http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/HA100970391033.aspx]


<div>
Hi<br />
<br />
I've seen this box, but it makes things even more confusing as I still can't see where the outlines of my cells are! &nbsp;That's all I need to do!
</div>


Hi

I've seen this box, but it makes things even more confusing as I still can't see where the outlines of my cells are!  That's all I need to do!

2007-Table-Gridlines.gif

<div>
Ahh got it. &nbsp;That's what I needed.<br />
<br />
I thought it was too simple for MS to miss out...! :-)<br />
<br />
Thanks JOrzech
</div>


Ahh got it.  That's what I needed.

I thought it was too simple for MS to miss out...! :-)

Thanks JOrzech

<div>
You're most welcome! &nbsp;Very glad to have been able to help you!
</div>


You're most welcome!  Very glad to have been able to help you!

<div>
<div class="content wysiwyg-content">
If I turn off table/cell borders in Word 2007 (so they do not print), they disappear completely in editing mode. &nbsp;In Word 2003 it was possible to see a faint gray outline so you could navigate your way around the table.<br />
<br />
Is there a way in 2007 to enable a rough outline of my table cells while I work in them?? &nbsp; &nbsp;Currently I am giving them the solid black border style, then reapplying a new style before printing, but this is a real pain!
</div>
</div>


If I turn off table/cell borders in Word 2007 (so they do not print), they disappear completely in editing mode.  In Word 2003 it was possible to see a faint gray outline so you could navigate your way around the table.

Is there a way in 2007 to enable a rough outline of my table cells while I work in them??    Currently I am giving them the solid black border style, then reapplying a new style before printing, but this is a real pain!

Table borders in Word 2007 - not visible at all!

Microsoft Word is a commercial document editing program that is part of the Microsoft Office suite. It features numerous text-editing tools for creating richly formatted documents, along with tools for the use of macros in Word documents. Word's native file formats are denoted either by a .doc or .docx file extension. Plugins permitting the Windows versions of Word to read and write formats it does not natively support, such as the OpenDocument format (ODF) are available. Word can import and display images in common bitmap formats such as JPG and GIF. It can also be used to create and display simple line-art.