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How to print blank worksheet with gridlines in Excel?

Author: Xiaoyang Last Modified: 2024-11-26

When printing a blank worksheet in Excel, gridlines are not included by default, as shown in the screenshot. However, there are times when you may need to print a blank sheet with gridlines to allow others to write data directly on the printed pages. This guide will show you how to configure Excel to print a blank worksheet with visible gridlines.

A screenshot of the print preview in Excel displaying 'We didn't find anything to print' for a blank worksheet

Print blank worksheet with gridlines in Excel

arrow blue right bubble Print blank worksheet with gridlines in Excel

In fact, in Excel, you can quickly finish this task with following steps:

1. First, you need to enable the gridlines in the Page Setup dialog. Click Page Layout > Page Setup icon to display the Page Setup dialog, see screenshot:

A screenshot showing the Page Setup icon under the Page Layout tab in Excel

2. Then in the Page Setup dialog box, check Gridlines from the Print section under the Sheet tab, see screenshot:

A screenshot of the Page Setup dialog box with the Gridlines option under the Print section

3. Then click OK button, and then select the cells that you want to print, and go on clicking Page Layout > Print Area > Set Print Area, see screenshot:

A screenshot of the Set Print Area option in the Page Layout tab in Excel

4. After setting the print area for the cells, you can print the blank worksheet with the gridlines displayed as shown in the following screenshot:

A screenshot of a blank worksheet with gridlines ready for printing in Excel

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