How to hide and unhide columns in Google Sheets

Select the columns on both sides of the hidden gap, right-click, and choose Unhide columns. Or click the small arrows between column letters. View → Hidden sheets is separate and only applies to whole sheets.

Steps

  1. 1

    Select columns surrounding the hidden ones.

  2. 2

    Right-click → Unhide columns.

  3. 3

    Or click the arrows in the column header gutter.

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