Hi

i have a problem where i have set up some cells with borders on cells but some cells have no borders etc.

but when i copy the range in to word, i get this whole problem where it shows all dotted/dashed lines if you like which i really want to avoid

how can i copy the range exactly the way it is in excel?

Those are just the cell gridlines, you can toggle their display on/off via Table Tools>Layout>View Gridlines.

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Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]