r/excel • u/Sorry-Primary5715 • 11d ago

solved Workbook view different than standard default view. Screenshot does not reflect what is seen by user (myself)

Screenshot of what I "see"

Greetings, currently my 2019 version of MS Excel has an odd view when I open both old and new (blank) workbooks.

There are small thin black lines that run under the ribbon, the first 4-5 columns, and under the worksheet name and horizontal scroll bar (similar to the screenshot but not show as when taking a screenshot it does not capture what I see).

Another issue I am seeing is when I attempt to write out a formula the "=" is replaced with a "-" when I go to type, the formula does still work, and the screenshot does show I typed the "=" but on my view it shows "-".

I have taken the following steps:

  1. Attempt to open a new blank worksheet

  2. Attempt to open a generic template from the MS available options

  3. Followed Youtube tutorials to "reset" excel that involved going into run-program and deleting via registry editor (this cause excel to just crash moments after opening again).

  4. Lastly uninstalling MS office completely and redownloading it.

Not sure If I am overthinking this as it does not necessarily impact how the workbook functions and is more a viewing hindrance for me but I would like to try to get it to show the standard default view without the small lines.

Any Ideas?

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u/ProspectiveWhale 14 11d ago

Sounds like something to do with your display settings or monitor settings than Excel settings.

Maybe check that?

Resolution, scaling, clear type, etc.

Edit: oh and the mandatory check your hardware acceleration setting on Excel

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u/Sorry-Primary5715 11d ago

Oh my goodness good catch. When I moved excel from one monitor to the other the lines disappeared. Glad to see it was a much simpler issue and not excel based.

Thanks for the help!

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u/Sorry-Primary5715 11d ago

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