Select the row/column you want to AutoFit cells in all versions of Excel without going through a menu. Using a mouse pointer just with the selection and dragging can make the cells automatically fit the value base size. This feature is the same as AutoFit cell size. Method #2 – AutoFit using the Select and Drag Option Now, we can see the visibility of the entire value of the cell mentioned in the A column that automatically fits the value of a cell.
Then in the Ribbon, go to the Home > Format > AutoFit Row Height.Īs a result, Row 1’s height is reduced, so the text fits. Say you want to autofit Row 2’s height, as it’s too high for the content.įirst, select the row whose height you want to autofit. Similarly, you can also autofit single or multiple rows’ heights. The result is the same as using the double-click method: All three columns are expanded to fit the text. Then in the Ribbon, go to Home > Format > AutoFit Column Width. To do this, select the entire columns that you want to autofit (B, C, and D). First, position your cursor between the headings for Rows 1 and 2, and when the double-sided arrow cursor appears, double-click.Īs a result, Row 1 height is reduced, so the text fits.Īnother way to autofit the column width is to use the AutoFit option in the Ribbon. Say you want to autofit Row 1’s height, as it’s too high for the content. NOTE: You also have the option, instead of automatically increasing the cell size, to automatically shrink the text. When the cursor changes to a double-sided arrow, double-click.Īs a result, all selected columns are expanded to autofit text, based on the longest text in the column. Select the entire columns that you want to expand (B, C, and D), then position your cursor between any of the selected columns’ headings (for example between B and C).Ģ. Similar to the previous example, you can autofit multiple columns at once.ġ. Note that when numbers don’t fit the cell, they are displayed as hash (#) symbols. In this case, the width is based on cell C3. When the cursor changes to a double-sided arrow, double-click.Īs a result, Column C is expanded in a way that the longest text in the column fits the cell.
To autofit Column C ( Name), first position your cursor between the headings for Columns C and D. Say you have a range of cells where the data doesn’t fit, so the content of the cells is not displayed fully.Īs you can see, data in Columns B, C, and D are not displayed fully. AutoFit by Double-ClickingĪutoFit is an Excel feature that adjusts the width of a column to fit its contents. The first option is to double-click and the second is to use the AutoFit options in the Ribbon. There are two ways to autofit width or height to fully display text.
You can do it manually by setting the width and height or use AutoFit options in Excel. Sometimes when using Excel, you will need to resize a cell’s width or height in order to fit all the text in the cell.
#Excel resize cell to fit text how to
In this tutorial, you will learn how to automatically size cells in order to fit text in Excel and Google Sheets.
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