This option will change the size of the column to a new size depending on the length of the contents of the cell in the column that takes up the most space.ĭefault Width – This option doesn’t actually change the width of any columns it simply changes the default width of the columns for a particular worksheet. This option isn’t useful because you can more easily accomplish the same thing by simply dragging the column to your desired size.ĪutoFit Column Width – This is the option we want. Notice that there are three options for changing the width of a column.Ĭolumn Width – This option lets you manually change the width of a column by typing in a number. Select Column A, click on the Home tab on the Ribbon, and locate a section of the Ribbon almost all the way to the right labeled Cells.Ĭlick on the button titled Format and locate a section of the menu labeled Cell Size. Notice that although the column’s width cannot contain the length of the text, Excel allows the text to spill over into adjacent columns. Suppose in your Excel worksheet you have text in the A1 cell that extends beyond the 8.43 (64 pixels) default column width.
The default size of an Excel row is 15, which correlates to 20 pixels or about 1/5th of an inch. This number represents the how many 1/72nds of an inch the row can hold. The default size of an Excel column is 8.43, which correlates to 64 pixels.
This number represents the maximum number of characters a column can hold at the standard font size.Ĭhanging the font, the font size, and adding other characteristics to the font such as italics and bolding greatly reduce the maximum number of characters a column can hold. This is the equivalent to using the hide column or hide row feature.Ĭolumns can have a maximum width of 255. Column widths and row heights with a value of zero are hidden in an Excel worksheet.
There are limits to how big and small you can make columns and rows in Excel. Before You Change Column Widths and Row Heights in Excel
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