How to change width of gridlines in Excel
![Width of gridlines in Excel for Microsoft 365 Width of gridlines in Excel 365](/images/tips/395_365/1.png)
If you want, you can change the width of the gridlines for your worksheet. To do that, follow the next steps:
1. Click on the top left corner of the spreadsheet to select all cells in the workbook:
![Select all cells in Excel for Microsoft 365 Select all cells in Excel 365](/images/tips/329_365/1.png)
2. Right-click on any column and select Column Width... in the popup menu:
![Column Width options in Excel for Microsoft 365 Column Width options in Excel 365](/images/tips/395_365/2.png)
3. In the Column width dialog box, enter the new value for width and click OK:
![Column Width dialog in Excel for Microsoft 365 Column Width dialog group in Excel 365](/images/tips/395_365/3.png)
Note: You can calculate the new width, but if you would like to change the grid for aligning shapes, your new width should be the same that the current height:
![Column Height in Excel for Microsoft 365 Column Height group in Excel 365](/images/tips/395_365/4.png)
- If you are using the default font of Calibri 11, the standard row height is 15 pts, which equals 20 pixels. To create the grid, change the column widths to 2.14 (= 20 pixels).
The units for Excel column widths are based on the average number of characters that will fit within a cell.
- If you are using another font, simply drag and drop selected cells to new width:
![Changing a Column Width in Excel for Microsoft 365 Changing a Column Width group in Excel 365](/images/tips/395_365/5.png)
See also this tip in French: Comment changer la largeur du quadrillage dans Excel.