Emma,

Clicke the item TableShow gridlines. It will toggle and display "Hide
gridlines." Then the gridlines should be visible.

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Greg Maxey/Word MVP
A Peer in Peer to Peer Support

Emma Riley wrote:
I have been using tables in Word for years - all of a sudden, there
are no gridlines in any of my documents with tables although it
indicates "Show gridlines" in the TABLE pull-down menu - I am
wondering what has happened and what to do?