How to Use WPS Grid Lines on Windows

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How-to Index

How-to Guide

1. Show or hide grid lines from the View tab

Entry path: View tab → Grid Lines

1. Open WPS Spreadsheet and go to the worksheet you want to check.
2. Click the View tab.
3. Find the Grid Lines toggle in the toolbar.
4. Click it to show grid lines, or click it again to hide them.
5. Check whether the cell dividing lines in the current worksheet have changed.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: Grid lines in the current worksheet are shown or hidden as expected.
• What you can do next: You can continue editing, entering data, or previewing the worksheet.
• No side effects: The action does not change cell data or actual border formatting.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: Confusing grid lines with cell borders when checking the result.
• Environment note: This setting affects only the current worksheet display.

2. Switch grid lines from the bottom display settings area

Entry path: Bottom-right status bar → Display Settings → Grid Lines

1. Open WPS Spreadsheet and switch to the target worksheet.
2. Find the Display Settings button in the bottom-right status bar.
3. Click Display Settings.
4. Find the Grid Lines option in the menu that appears.
5. Click the option to switch the grid line display state for the current worksheet.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: Grid lines in the current worksheet are shown or hidden immediately.
• What you can do next: You can continue checking layout or editing cells.
• No side effects: Other worksheets are not changed by this action.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: Making the change on a different worksheet than the one you intended.
• Environment note: This is a quick display switch and still applies only to the current worksheet.