We’ve all been there. Staring at a cluttered spreadsheet, trying to find a piece of information. It can be frustrating, time-consuming, and lead to mistakes. Google Sheets allows you to hide columns and rows, decluttering your workspace and making the experience smoother. This article shows how to go about it, whether you’re working on atop-of-the-line Chromebookor Android phone.
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How to hide a single column in Google Sheets
Follow these steps to hide one column at a time:
To make the process faster, right-click the column headers (labeled with letters) to open the drop-down menu. You can also hide a single row by doing the same thing with the row numbers on the left side of the sheet.
How to hide multiple columns in Google Sheets
You can perform the above steps for each column separately to hide multiple columns. But that may be time-consuming if you want to prevent more than one column from showing. Here’s a more efficient way to do it for consecutive and non-consecutive columns.
The selected columns are hidden from the sheet automatically. Follow the same process to hide rows.
How to hide unused columns in Google Sheets
It can be disappointing when you create an awesome spreadsheet, but the excess white space from unused rows and columns takes away from the final appearance. It can even be distracting. To get rid of the blank spaces, hide those empty rows and columns. Here’s how.
You should now have a neat spreadsheet with only the data containing columns. Follow the same steps to hide the unused rows at the bottom of the sheet.
How to hide rows in Google Sheets
All the steps outlined in the previous sections also apply to hiding rows. The only difference is that you choose theHide rowsoption from the drop-down instead of columns. For example, when hiding a single row in Google Sheets:
How to unhide columns in Google Sheets
Say you’ve hidden a column containing valuable data you wish to display again. Perhaps, you hid some unused columns but later want to use some of those spaces. Whatever the reason, you can easily unhide the columns.
The steps for exposing previously hidden columns work for rows as well.
How to hide columns in the Google Sheets mobile app
you may also hide columns using the Google Sheets app on your Android or iOS device. Here’s how.
The column is hidden from the rest of the sheet, with two arrows pointing away from each other to indicate the position. To reveal the columns on your phone, tap any of the arrows.
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Hiding columns in Google Sheets is a simple but powerful way to save time and improve productivity. In addition,Google Sheets offers more tips and tricksto help you optimize your work, so don’t hesitate to check those out.
