Excel file formatting becomes unreadable when zoomed if

Liza Kuzmina 20 Reputation points
2026-07-30T21:14:39.09+00:00

I have multiple sheets in Excel that become unreadable if I zoom in any closer than 70%. The content in the cells disappears. Please see photos below for what it looks like zoomed out vs zoomed in. This problem does not affect my colleague with a Mac, only me on my windows computer.

User's image

User's image

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | Other | Windows
0 comments
Answer accepted by question author
Manoel Barros 21,555 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2026-07-30T23:23:48.86+00:00

Hi!

Does the problem occur in another Office application, such as Word?

Does the issue happen with all spreadsheets, or only a specific one?

  • Open Excel, create a new document > Manually fill in a few cells (without using a table) > Save > Close and reopen > Check if the zoom issue occurs in this new spreadsheet.

Do you use any custom or third-party fonts, or standard Excel fonts like Arial or Calibri?

Was this answer helpful?

2 people found this answer helpful.

0 additional answers

Sort by: Most helpful
Most helpful Newest Oldest

Your answer

Answers can be marked as 'Accepted' by the question author and 'Recommended' by moderators, which helps users know the answer solved the author's problem.