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How to hide or display cells with zero value in a worksheet in Excel?

Author: Siluvia Last Modified: 2024-11-22

Managing the display of zero values in Excel can help in making a worksheet cleaner and more readable. Whether you're preparing reports, dashboards, or analyzing data, you might find it necessary to either hide or show zero values according to your needs. This article explores the straightforward methods to control the visibility of zero values in your Excel worksheets.


arrow blue right bubble Hide or display cells with zero value in Excel

You can set to hide or display the cells with zero value for specified worksheet according to the following steps:

Step 1: Click File > Options > Advanced.

Step 2: Select Show a zero in cells that have zero value check box to display zero (0) values in cells; or uncheck the check box to display zero values as blank cells. See screenshot:

check ot uncheck Show a zero in cells that have zero value to display or hide zero values


arrow blue right bubble Hide or display cells with zero value with Kutools for Excel by one click.

The third party add-in Kutools for Excel can help hide or display zero value on a worksheet with one click. With the Toggle Setting utility of Kutools for Excel, it is so fast and flexible to hide/display cells with zero value.

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Step 1. After installing Kutools for Excel, click Kutools >View > View Options. See screenshot:

 click Kutools >View > View Options

Step 2. After clicking View Options, a popup dialog will be displayed, and check Zero values in under the Window options, and then click Ok. See screenshot:

check Zero values in the dialog box

Notes:
  • If you want to hide zero values just uncheck Zero values and click Ok.
  • You can toggle other setting in the dialog box, such as show/hide vertical scrollbar, grid lines, sheet tabs and so on. With the View Options tool, you can save much time in searching for each of the objects.
  • If you want to show zero values in the whole workbook, you can click Apply to all sheets in the dialog.
Tip:

Relative Article:

How to Hide or Display Cells with Zero Value in Selected Ranges in Excel

How to Hide Rows with Zero Value in Excel

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