How to remove table lines in word on mac

When creating a new table in MS Word, you can specify the number of rows and columns that the table must contain. But the table that appears has internal and external lines or borders. Borders make it easy to enter data in the cells.

But you may want to print or display the table without some or any border showing up.

Word has many options that allow customizing the appearance of your table.

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You can change the styling of the borders. One of the styles includes suppressing the display of borders.

Removing the table borders or lines in MS Word does not disturb the data or the layout of the data. You only remove the lines that identify the rows and columns.

2 ways to remove table lines in MS Word

• Using the Borders Menu
• Using the Borders and Shading Dialog Box

We will show you in steps how to remove the table lines in your MS Word document.

Let us begin.

Method #1: Using the Borders Menu

Step #1: Open Word document.

Open the Word document that has a table with borders.

Step #2: Select the entire table

Hover the mouse pointer over the table. 

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