
■ Note: Alternative way to open the Format Cells dialog box: Select the cell or range of cells ➪ Press Ctrl+1 which will open the Format cells dialog box ➪ Choose the Alignment tab ➪ Select the Wrap text checkbox in the Text control section ➪ Press Enter or click OK. ➢ METHOD 3: WRAP TEXT IN EXCEL USING FORMAT CELLS DIALOG BOX Similarly, we can increase or decrease the row height by dragging the separator in between row number 1 and row number 2. ■ Note: If required, we can increase the column width by dragging the separator in between column A and column B. Select the cell or range of cells ➪ Go to the Home tab ➪ Click Wrap Text button in the Alignment group. ■ Note:We had detail discussed on ALT shortcuts in a separate tutorial, suggested you read this tutorial: 80+ Excel Shortcuts with ALT Key || Best Hotkey of Keyboard ShortcutsĪdditionally, suggest you read Ctrl Shortcuts: 90+ Best Excel CTRL Shortcuts | Useful Keyboard Shortcuts | ➢ METHOD 2: WRAP TEXT IN EXCEL USING ‘ WRAP TEXT’ BUTTON IN THE RIBBON Select the cell or range of cells ➪ Press Alt+H+W (sequentially press Alt, H, W) which will apply the wrap text in Excel. We should apply either of the following 04 methods: ➢ METHOD 1: USING EXCEL WRAP TEXT SHORTCUT ALT+H+W
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On the Vertical pop-up menu, click the alignment that you want. If you select the Fill option or Center Across Selection option, text rotation will not be available for those cells.Ĭhange the vertical alignment of the cell contents On the Horizontal pop-up menu, click the alignment that you want. In the Format Cells box, and in the Alignment tab, do any of the following:Ĭhange the horizontal alignment of the cell contents Select the cell or range of cells that contains the data that you want to reposition. You can change the alignment of the cell contents, use indentation for better spacing, or display the data at a different angle by rotating it. Reposition the contents of the cell by changing alignment or rotating textįor the optimal display of the data on your sheet, you may want to reposition the text in a cell. When you change the column width or enter more data, the font size adjusts automatically. In the Format Cells dialog box, select the checkbox next to Shrink to fit.ĭata in the cell reduces to fit the column width. If you enter more content into the cell, Excel will continue to reduce the font size. Reduce the font size to fit data in the cellĮxcel can reduce the font size to show all data in a cell. Inserting a line break may make text in a cell easier to read.Ĭlick where you want to insert a line break, and then press CONTROL + OPTION + RETURN.

To enable the row to adjust automatically and show all wrapped text, on the Format menu, point to Row, and then click AutoFit. Note: If all wrapped text is not visible, it might be because the row is set to a specific height.
