Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated September 25, 2021)
This tip applies to Excel 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and Excel in Microsoft 365
Larry added, on the Quick Access Toolbar, the All Borders command. He wants to add a way to clear all the borders. He added the No Borders command, but it doesn't clear borders; it changes the borders to match the last border option that he chose.
In all the versions of Excel we could test, the No Borders command should do exactly what Larry wants—remove all the border of whatever cells are selected in the worksheet. It is the Borders tool that should behave as Larry indicates, matching the last border option that was applied.
It is possible that Larry has inadvertently selected the wrong command to be added to the QAT, or that the worksheet on which he is working is exhibiting some flakiness. In either case, the first suggestion would be to clear any changes to your QAT and then re-add the commands you want there.
If that doesn't work, you might consider adding a very short macro to the QAT to clear all the borders:
Sub ClearBorders()
Selection.Borders.LineStyle = xlNone
End Sub
You could also just forget about adding tools or macros and use a built-in shortcut key to get rid of borders: Ctrl+Shift+-. (That's a dash in the shortcut; you could also write it as Ctrl+_, as creating the underscore requires holding the Shift key.) Learning this shortcut could be the best long-term solution, as it will work on any Excel system, in case you are one day working on one that doesn't include the customizations on your regular system.
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2021-09-28 11:29:05
Mike D.
I am using Office 365 and it works here. I will have to try this at home with my Office 2013.
2021-09-25 09:04:51
Allen
Sorry, guys. It was a glitch in the publisher. The tip should now be visible.
-Allen
2021-09-25 08:07:49
Alan Cannon
I also don't see the tip. And that happened to me yesterday for the tip of the day.
2021-09-25 08:06:45
Greg
Hi Allen.
Guy beat me to it by 20 minutes. Attached is a screen shot of the empty tip. [{fig}] Not to worry... You have plenty of other fine tips to follow, and i am sure that you will get this one online. :)
2021-09-25 07:48:42
Guy Halligan
I would like to see this tip, but I can't find it on this page. ???
What good is a link to a tip when there is no tip there???
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