printing excel 2003 spreadsheet lines

[tonyvella]

Whenever I create a new ss in Excel 2003 complete with lines, I find that when I print it the lines are all quite thick. Is there a way of adjusting the default thickness of the lines to minimum, please? Currently the lines are so thick that make data reading a little difficult or uncomfortable. I can't seem to find anything related in the Excel Help.

NB. This question is not about updating to 2007 or 2010 at all. Thanks in advance.

 

[MoxieMomma]

Whenever I create a new ss in Excel 2003 complete with lines, I find that when I print it the lines are all quite thick. Is there a way of adjusting the default thickness of the lines to minimum, please? Currently the lines are so thick that make data reading a little difficult or uncomfortable. I can't seem to find anything related in the Excel Help.

We need a bit more detail: are you referring to GRIDLINES or to CELL BORDERS?

I am pretty sure that GRIDLINES are not customizable in any version of Excel: they are either visible or hidden, on or off, all or none.

http://www.askeygeek.com/how-to-viewhide-grid-lines-in-excel-2003/
https://support.office.com/en-us/ar...orksheet-512bb922-3942-46d0-8eb6-070fd3165e1d

Cell BORDERS can, to some extent, be customized with different border "styles", at least in currently supported versions of Excel (not sure about version 2003).

https://support.office.com/en-us/ar...orksheet-3ff85fd5-6031-4279-8750-a02aa357d9e1
How to Add Cell Borders in Excel 2010 - dummies

NB. This question is not about updating to 2007 or 2010 at all. Thanks in advance.

....or 2013 or 2016...?

Have you looked at any of the free, open-source, currently-supported alternatives to MS Office?
Perhaps they might offer the feature you want, if Excel 2003 does not?

Cheers,
MM