Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated April 6, 2019)
This tip applies to Excel 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003
Excel makes it easy to hide and unhide rows using the menus. What isn't so easy is displaying a hidden row if that row is above the first visible row in the worksheet. For instance, if you hide rows 1 through 5, Excel will dutifully follow out your instructions. If you later want to unhide any of these rows, the solution isn't so obvious.
To unhide the top rows of a worksheet when they are hidden, follow these steps:
Figure 1. The Go To dialog box.
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2019-04-18 16:46:50
Thomas Papavasileiou
You can also approach the pointer of the mouse in the gray column indicating the row numbers, to the top of the top unhidden row number until it displays a symbol that resembles an equal sign with two arrows, one pointing upwards, starting from the middle of the top horizontal line and the other pointing downwards starting from the middle of the lower horizontal line. When you see that symbol, click and drag downwards, The hidden top row arrears.
An approximate shape of this symbol is as follows
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