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If you read this tutorial on how to Hide or Unhide Rows in Google Sheets, you might think you can do the same thing with rows. Yes, that’s the answer. Hide rows can help if you have long spreadsheets that you still have to read one row at a time. You can look at your data in different ways and from different points of view with most spreadsheet software, including Google Sheets. When you have a big Google Sheets spreadsheet, it can be hard to find the hidden rows and columns. You can use a built-in feature of Sheets to show all of your hidden rows and columns at the same time. If you want to know more information about this Visit Official Google Sheets Support site.
This option lets you select all of your rows or columns, and then you can use the “unhide” button to show all of the rows or columns you had previously hidden. There are many good reasons to hide rows in Google Sheets. If you have a lot of data and only want to look at certain rows or columns, you can hide the rest of the data to make your sheet less cluttered. When you need the data, it’s easy to get it back by making the hidden rows and columns visible again. One useful thing about Google Sheets is that you can hide rows so you can focus on only the ones that are important or if you have empty rows. We’re going to show you how to Hide or Unhide Rows in google sheets.
How to Hide Rows in Google Sheets
Spreadsheets can help you look at information in different ways to think about different options. If you use Google Sheets, one of the ways to do this is to hide rows. In this case, the salespeople are listed in order of how long they have been with the company, from longest to shortest. We want to see sales numbers that don’t include Allison and Mike, the two most recent hires. Here’s what you need to do.
- Open your Google Sheets file the same way you always do.
- Hold down the Shift key and click on the numbers in the left column to choose one or more rows. Here, rows 8 and 9 have been chosen. All of the information in the row(s) should be made stand out.
- Right-click anywhere in the row(s) that are still highlighted.
- Choose Hide rows X-Y from the menu, where X and Y are the numbers of the first and last rows you selected. In this case, you select Hide rows 8 and 9.
- You shouldn’t see the row(s) you chose anymore, but you should see arrows in the row numbers above and below.
- You can look at your spreadsheet without seeing what’s in those rows.
How to Unhide Rows in Google Sheets
When you’re done looking at information and want to see the hidden rows again, it’s easy.
- Open your Google Sheets file the same way you always do.
- Find the arrows in the numbered column to the left, above and below the hidden rows, and move your pointer over one of them.
- When the arrow bar shows up, click on one of the arrows, and the rows that were hidden will show up.
How to Show All Hidden Rows and Columns in Google Sheets
- Open your Google Sheets file.
- Click on the View menu at the top of the screen.
- From the drop-down menu, select the Hidden sheets option.
- A sidebar will appear on the right side of the screen. In the sidebar, you will see a list of all the hidden rows and columns in your sheet.
- To show a hidden row or column, check the box next to its name in the sidebar. You can also use the Select All checkbox at the top to show all hidden rows and columns at once.
- Once you have checked the desired hidden rows and columns, click the Show button at the bottom of the sidebar.
- The hidden rows and columns will now be visible again in your Google Sheets file.
How to Hide or Unhide Columns in Google Sheets
To Hide Columns:
- Open your Google Sheets file.
- Click on the letter of the column you want to hide. For example, if you want to hide column C, click on the letter “C”.
- Right-click on the selected column letter.
- From the drop-down menu, choose the “Hide column” option.
- The selected column will now be hidden from view in your Google Sheets file.
To Unhide Columns:
- Click on the letters of the adjacent columns on both sides of the hidden column. For example, if column C is hidden, click on columns B and D.
- Right-click on the selected column letters.
- From the drop-down menu, choose the “Unhide columns” option.
- The hidden column will now be visible again in your Google Sheets file.
Questions and Answers
What’s going on? You can hide rows by selecting the rows you want to hide and then pressing Ctrl + 9. You can also use a key combination to hide columns. You can hide rows by selecting the columns you want to hide and then pressing Ctrl + 0.
To fill more than one cell, select the cell you want to fill and then press Ctrl + Shift + Right arrow. Then, press Ctrl + R to fill them with the contents of the first cell. When you use the short cut Ctrl + D, you fill a column instead of a row.