How to change the column width and row height, including how to use the AutoFit feature, in your Excel worksheet.

If you can’t see all the data in a cell, changing the row height or column width can help: To increase the width of a single column, such as column B in the picture below, drag the …

To shrink the contents of a cell so that they fit in the current column width, on the Home tab, click the Format button, click Format Cells, and then select Shrink to Fit.

To change the width to a specific measurement, select a cell in the column that you want to resize. On the Layout tab, in the Cell Size group, click in the Table Column Width box, and …

Select the boundary of the column or row you want to move and drag it to the width or height you want. Select the rows or columns and then select Layout and choose your height and width.

Change the width of columns Click and drag across the column headings for the columns that you want to change. Column separator Column headings Note: If you have to change the width of …

On the Excel menu, click Preferences. Under Authoring, click General . On the Ruler units menu, click the unit of measurement that you want to use. Tip: You can also see the column width by …

In the Columns dialog box, adjust the settings under Width and spacing to choose your column width and the spacing between columns. If you want columns of varying widths, deselect the …

Data in the cell wraps to fit the column width, so if you change the column width, data wrapping adjusts automatically. If all wrapped text is not visible, it may be because the row is set to a …

For more information about using the AutoFit command, click Microsoft Excel Help on the Help menu, type Change column width in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click …