Stefan has given you the steps if you're in Word 2003. If you're in Word
2007, then you've fallen into the trap of using the more discoverable
Gridlines check box on the View tab of the Ribbon. Turn that off. Now click
in the table, which will cause the contextual Table Tools | Design tab to be
displayed. Switch to the Layout tab and click on the View Gridlines button.
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org
"abrielle" wrote in message
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No, I just added borders and they show up fine! Anyway, this occurs on any
document with a table in it.
On a blank document, why would a tiny grid pattern appear all over the
page when I have Show Gridlines switched on?
"Stefan Blom" wrote in message
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Perhaps you have inadvertently added white border lines to the table? If
so, that would explain why you cannot see the gridlines.
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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP
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"abrielle" wrote in message
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Definitely a table - I created it!
With non-printing characters showing, I can see the end of cell/row
marks.
"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message
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Are you sure it's a table and not something created with tabs? Turn on
your non-printing characters and see what, if anything appears.
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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"
"abrielle" wrote in message
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When I have a document containing a table and click View | Gridlines,
they do not show up.
However, if I then open a new blank document, the page is full of tiny
gridlines!
Can anyone help, please?