How to adjust row height in excel automatically

By default, columns and rows in Microsoft Excel have a fixed size. This size doesn’t change unless you change it. 

Since your data may be longer than the default column width, and if you don’t change the column size, your data will appear truncated.

This article covers four methods that will help you adjust the width of columns in Microsoft Excel.

4 methods to change the width of a column in Microsoft Excel

• Changing column width using the mouse
• Changing column width using the Format Auto-fit option
• Changing column width by double-clicking the cell border
• Changing column width by entering a specific size 

Method #1: Changing column width using the mouse

This is a simple method to change the width of a column.

Excel autofit column width shortcut

However, this method gives all columns a uniform size. The size of cell content will not matter when you use this method. If the length of the cell content does not matter to you, this method should be used.

Step 1: Select the column(s)

Select the columns you want to adjust.

You have two options:

• To select only one or two columns, click
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  how to widen columns in excel shortcut