We may wish to start a new line at a specific position rather than automatically wrap text. When we insert a manual line break, we turn on the text wrap option automatically. We will select the cells, press Ctrl +1, go to the Format Cells Dialog and unmark the Wrap text box in the Alignment tab.įigure 4 – Unwrap text using the Format Cells Dialog How to Insert a Line Break Manually.We select the cells, go to the Home tab, then Alignment Group and unselect the Wrap text button.We can easily unwrap text in Excel using two methods like the previous section: Click OK.įigure 3 – Automatically wrap text in excel How to Unwrap Text in Excel Now, we will switch to the Alignment Tab and check the excel text wrap box. We can equally select the cells and click Ctrl + 1 to redirect to the Format Cells dialog.We can select the cells and Navigate the Home tab to the Alignment group, and tap the Wrap Text button.When we wish to force a long text string into a single column automatically, we may use one of these two methods: We will also learn how to fix common challenges that may fail to wrap text.įigure 1 – How to wrap text in excel How to Ensure Text Automatically Wraps Around Excel In this tutorial, we will explore how to wrap text and unwrap text automatically, as well as insert a line break in our text wrap. But it you want to wrap text (insert a line break) at a specific position, such as if you want to hyphenate a long word, you can use Alt+Enter at any time to start a new line within the same cell.We can manipulate large volumes of text in a single cell using the Excel Wrap text feature. When you turn on text wrapping, Excel will automatically start a new line wherever needed.
The buttons for top, center, and bottom vertical alignment are to the left of the wrap text button. You can also use the Wrap Text button that is in the Alignment section of the Home ribbon.
That way you can control the appearance of other cells in the same area that don’t need the full height of the cell to display their text. While you are here, you can also choose to set the vertical alignment to top, center or bottom. On the Alignment tab, check the box next to Wrap Text. To turn this option on, highlight the cell or cells you want to format (often it’s best to select an entire row or column) then right click on the selected area and choose Format Cells. You may want to do this anywhere on a spreadsheet, but it it especially common for column headings. When you turn on text wrapping, long pieces of text wrap around to the next line within a cell and the cell height adjusts automatically.
If you need to enter text that is too wide for your column, and you don’t want to split it into several rows, text wrapping is your answer.
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