Please Note: This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Excel versions: 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003. If you are using a later version (Excel 2007 or later), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for later versions of Excel, click here: Setting Cell Width and Height Using the Keyboard.
Sawan wonders if there is a way to adjust the height and width of a cell by using the keyboard, without using the mouse. (Some people are really adverse to using the mouse!) The answer is yes, there is a way. The problem, however, is that it isn't a terribly intuitive way.
Here's how you set the row height:
The method for changing the column width is equally obtuse:
Here's a different method of changing the row height:
A similar sequence will work for setting the column width:
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2016-12-15 00:45:41
Frank
Every now and then Excel 2000 will do something strange. Probably due to hitting some key sequence unwittingly.
All my column widths on 1 tab changed and none of the formulas works, but instead displayed in the cells.
The width also showed differently on this tab versus the other tabs that remained fine. For example, one of the column width shows a width of 1.50 (35 Pixels), but on a good tab the same width shows 375 (35 Pixels). Very strange.
2015-09-13 23:12:10
ellen
When i press R or double press C, nothing happens. Why?
2015-03-20 14:52:23
Ravi T
can you pl. tell me how to set heights for multiple rows with different row heights in a single command ?
Thank you
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