Sounds like that area has hidden rows to bottom of sheet.

CTRL + a(twice in 2003) and FormatRowUnhide


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP


On Thu, 24 May 2007 09:15:02 -0700, barlep
wrote:

When I open various Excel spreadsheets, the entire area below the data is all
grayed out and I can't make it disappear. I want to copy and paste some
additional information in that area but when I do, it stays gray. I've
checked the fill and pattern buttons, but neither of those rectify the
problem.