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You already know that the headers in a worksheet come in handy. This is the gray area, at the left and top of a worksheet, which indicates the row and column label used by Excel. You click in the header area if you want to select either a row or header. You also know that you can adjust the height or width or rows or columns by using the row and column header area.
Even though this area is very useful, there may be times when you do not want it displayed. For instance, if you are using Excel to create an on-screen form, then the header areas may be distracting to the intended users of the form.
To control whether headers are turned on or off, follow these steps:
Figure 1. The advanced options of the Excel Options dialog box.
Notice that Excel does not allow you to control the display of row and column headers individually—they are either both on or both off.
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2019-10-15 07:54:29
Chuck Trese
In Excel 2016, it is also in the Show group of the View tab of the ribbon.
2015-10-18 07:00:47
ribit
On the page layout tab in 2010 there is a check box that does pretty much the same
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