Excel is an incredibly versatile tool that is used by millions of people around the world. Whether you are a student, a professional, or just someone who likes to keep track of their finances, Excel has a wide range of features that can help you get things done more efficiently. One of these features is the ability to hide and unhide rows in a spreadsheet. This can be incredibly useful if you are working with a large amount of data and you want to focus on a specific section.

In this article, we have discussed how to hide and unhide single and multiple rows in a few simple and easy steps.

Also read: How to hide and unhide columns in Excel?

How to hide and unhide a single row?

Hiding a single row

Below we have explained the steps to hide a single row in Excel.

Step 1: Open the Excel document in which you want to hide the row and then right-click on the row number.

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Step 2: In the dropdown menu, click on the Hide option. A double line will be created between the adjacent row numbers.

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Unhiding a single row

Below we have explained the steps to unhide a single row in Excel.

Step 1: Select the rows adjacent to the hidden row and right-click on the row number.

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Step 2: In the drop-down menu, click on the Unhide option.

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Alternative to unhiding a single row

Below explained the step for an alternate method to unhide a single row in Excel.

Step: Double-click on the double line between the adjacent rows of the hidden row that appeared after hiding the row.

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How to hide and unhide multiple rows?

Hiding multiple rows

Below we have explained the steps to hide multiple rows in Excel.

Step 1: Select the rows by clicking and dragging over the row numbers that you want to hide. To select the non-adjacent rows Press the Ctrl key on your keyboard and click on the non-adjacent rows that you want to hide with other rows.

After selecting the rows right-click on any row number.