XL97: Borders Near Hidden Cells May Not Be Displayed or Printed

ID: Q177050

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you print a Microsoft Excel worksheet that contains hidden cells and visible cells that have been formatted with a border, the border may not be printed.

CAUSE

This problem may occur when the following conditions are true:

You select the cell, click Cells on the Format menu, click the Border tab, apply a border, and then click OK.
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The border is applied to the side of a cell that is next to a hidden column or row.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

REFERENCES

For more information about borders, click the Index tab in Microsoft Excel Help, type the following text

   borders, in

and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Apply borders to cells" topic

Additional query words: XL97 line edge

Keywords          : kbprint
Version           : WINDOWS:97

Last Reviewed: November 1, 1998