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How to fix the broken cell line

Ribhalang Khariap 20 Reputation points
2025-10-08T15:01:27.7633333+00:00

Can someone help me on how to fix the attached table cell line as it seems to be double and all over the place.

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Emmanuel Santana 39,040 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2025-10-08T17:23:00.6466667+00:00

Hello. From the image, those doubled vertical lines happen when two adjacent cells both define their own borders or when formatting is copied from another program (like Word or PDF). Excel then draws overlapping lines.

Was this table pasted or imported from another source, or was it created directly in Excel?

Here’s what to do:

  1. Select the entire table. Go to the Home tab → Borders dropdown → choose “No Border.” This removes all overlapping border definitions.
  2. While still selected, reopen the Borders menu → choose “All Borders” or “Outside Borders.” This reapplies a clean, single-line grid.
  3. If some lines still look thicker, right-click any cell → Format Cells → Border tab → make sure only one border style and weight is selected.

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