How to hide rows in Google Sheets

You can easily hide Single or Multiple rows in Google sheets.

Two ways to hide rows in Google Sheets 

  • Using keyboard shortcuts to hide rows 
  • Using the Hide rows option

Method 1: Using keyboard shortcuts to hide rows 

Step 1: Select the rows. 

Simply press Shift and select rows if they are present in a continuous sequence. For rows that are interspersed, press Command on a Mac and ctrl on a Windows system and select the rows. 

Step 2: Press the keyboard shortcuts. 

With the rows selected, press the keys Ctlr+Alt+9 on Windows or Command+Option+9 on Mac.

This will hide your rows. 

The arrows on rows 5 and 9 indicate the hidden rows. 

In the case of rows that are separated apart, here’s what you will get: 


Method 2: Using the Hide rows option

Step 1: Select the rows. 

Simply press Shift and select rows if they are present in a continuous sequence. For rows that are interspersed, press Cmd on a mac and Ctrl on a windows system and select the rows. 

Step 2: Right click and select Hide rows. 

Right-click anywhere on the selected rows and select Hide rows option from the dropdown that opens up. In this case, we have Hide rows 5 – 9

You get a result like this. 


Unhide Rows

To unhide rows, click on the multiple rows where arrows indicate hidden rows and right-click.

Click on the Unhide rows option from the dropdown that opens up. 


Conclusion 

You can use any of the two methods above to hide rows in your Google sheet. Let us know in the comments if you found these methods useful. 

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