hi
in 2003 the rows are fixed at 65536 and columns at 256. no way to increase
or decrease. you can hide rows and columns that you don't want to see but
it's an optical illusion. they are still there, just hidden.
on the menu bar>format>rows>hide (or unhide)
same for columns
on the menu bar>format>columns>hide (or unhide)
and since you are new, you might want to check out excel specs,
on the menu bar> help>microsoft excel help
then in the help balloon, type the word specifications.
you can also just hit the F1 key
regards
FSt1