Adjusting Column Width and Row Height with a Mouse

You can adjust the width of a column or the height of a row by using a dialog box or by dragging with the mouse.

Why Bother?

You might not want to bother adjusting the row height because it's automatically adjusted as you change font size. However, if a column's width is not as large as it's data, that data might not be displayed and might appear as ########. In such a case, you must adjust the width of the column in order for the data to be displayed at all.

Here's how you adjust the row height or column width with the mouse:

  1. To change the row height or column width of a single row or column, skip to step 2. To change the height or width of two or more rows or columns, select them first by ...

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