Penny.

ViewToolbarsDrawing.

Click the Draw menu buttonGrid and uncheck "display gridlines on screen."

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Greg Maxey/Word MVP
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pennyg wrote:
My Word 2000 and now Word 2003 normal document template has a small
grid pattern showing in Print Layout View. It does not show in
Normal View. How did it get there and how can I get rid of it. I
prefer to work in Print Layout View. Thanks.