Hover the mouse over column B’s header cell and move left.Now, choose Column from the Format menu, and the choose Unhide. Doing so will selecteverything to the left, including column A. Release the mouse with the pointer over the Select All cell (the blank gray cell that intersects the header and row cells). Don’t click any borders, just drag the selection mouse pointer (the fat arrow pointing down). Click column B’s header cell and drag the mouse pointer to the left.Don’t panic, column A isn’t gone forever, and there’s more than one way to unhide it: Selecting just column B won’t select column A. That works fine until you try to unhide column A, as there’s only one adjacent column, column B. Row and Column groupings are a great way to quickly hide and unhide columns and rows. The same technique works to unhide columns. I first select cell B2:B5, cells that surround or cover the hidden rows, then press Ctrl+Shift+( to unhide the rows. After selecting the hidden column and its adjacent columns, choose Column from the Format menu and then select Unhide. In the screenshot below I want to unhide rows 3 & 4. You’re really selecting three columns: the hidden column and both columns on either side of it. Select the columns that are adjacent to the hidden column. Unhiding a column takes a bit of specialized knowledge, but it isn’t difficult.
To hide a column, select it, choose Column from the Format menu, and then select Hide. SEE: Download: Build your Excel skills with these 10 power tips (TechRepublic) Hiding a column tucks data out of sight without interfering with its function. Even you won’t want to see all of it all the time. Confidentiality aside, sometimes endless data is just a nuisance. Not everything in your worksheet needs to be privy to everyone. Fortunately, there are two simple tricks for unhiding it. The secret to unhiding column A in an Excel worksheetĪfter you hide column A, it might seem like it's gone forever.