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Hiding Data Before Printing


To hide data before printing, use one of the following techniques:

Hiding a column(s) and/or row(s):

To hide a column(s), select it and press Ctrl+0; to hide a row(s, select it and press Ctrl+9. (To select a row(s) or column(s).

To hide data within the cells:

Change the font color to white.

To hide numbers:

Use Custom Formatting, for example, to eliminate the display of negative figures, use "#,##0 ; ; " for the format (see Tip #58 for the symbols used in Custom Formatting).

To hide areas:

Adding a white text box with clear borders from the Drawing toolbar.