Joe
You cannot do away with the unused cells. A worksheet has 256 columns and
65536 rows.
You can hide the rows and columns you don't want to see.
Select them and Format>Hide.
Alternative.........You may want to try setting the Scroll Area.
This setting will not remain after closing the file.
Place a code line in the Workbook open event to set it
each time when you open the workbook.
Right-click on the Excel Logo left of your "File" on menu. Select "View Code"
and paste the following in there. Save the workbook and close/re-open to see
the scrollarea fixed to the range A1:H40
Private Sub Workbook_Open()
Sheets("Sheet1").ScrollArea = "A1:Y200"
End Sub
Adjust to your sheetname and range.
Gord Dibben Excel MVP