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In Excel, in addition to the content of the table, operations with rows, columns, and sheets in this program are also very important. Here is a summary of the quick ways to adjust the size and width of rows and columns in Excel to help you work with spreadsheets easily.
How to adjust the width of rows and columns in Excel
Method 1. Stretch to resize rows and columns in Excel.
Method 2. Batch adjust the size and width of rows and columns in Excel.
Method 3. Automatically adjust the width of columns and rows according to the content in the cell.
HOW TO QUICKLY ADJUST THE SIZE AND WIDTH OF ROWS AND COLUMNS IN EXCEL
Method 1: Stretch to resize rows and columns in Excel
This is the method that most users commonly use and provides quick results, however, it is not suitable when you want to increase the size of multiple cells at once.
The operation is very simple, you just need to place the mouse pointer at the position of the cell you want to increase the size of and then stretch it according to your needs.
Additionally, if you want to adjust the width of a cell in Excel, you can refer to the guide here.
- See also: How to adjust the width of a cell in Excel
Method 2: Batch adjust the size and width of rows and columns in Excel
This method is quite professional, with this method you can adjust the size of many cells at once.
How to do it:
- Changing the width of a column in Excel
You select the entire column that you want to resize. After selecting, right-click within the selected column area and choose Column Width...
The Column Width window appears, you enter the width of the column you want to change. Press OK to save.
- Changing rows in Excel
The process is similar to columns. You select the rows you want to resize, then right-click within the selected area and choose Row Height...
The Row Height window appears, you also enter the height of the row and press Ok to save the changes.
Method 3: Automatically adjust the width of columns and rows according to the content in the cell
We will do this when the spreadsheet already has content but the rows and columns have not been adjusted. After performing this, the width of the rows and columns will be automatically adjusted according to the content.
How to do it:
Select the entire content in the cell. On the Menu bar, switch to the Home tab and select Format.
Here will display some information as follows:
- Row Height: Change the height of the cell.
- AutoFit Row Height: This feature will help you automatically adjust the row height to fit the content.
- Column Width: Change the width of the column.
- AutoFit Column Width: This feature will automatically adjust the column width to fit the content in that cell.
- Default Width: Use this command when you want to adjust the default width for the Worksheet or Workbook.
So, to adjust the width of rows and columns automatically according to the content, we will choose 2 features AutoFit Row Height and AutoFit Column Width.
And here is the result:
Here we have introduced to you how to quickly adjust the size and width of rows and columns in Excel. We hope you will choose a suitable and effective way for each specific task. In addition, in Excel, there are many other tricks to help you shorten your operations. Readers can also refer to convert columns to rows in Excel, this trick will help you quickly correct data entry errors from rows to columns. Thank you for your interest, wish you success.
