Microsoft Excel New Line In Cell

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  3. Microsoft Excel Add New Line In Cell
  • Replied on October 16, 2017. In reply to Praveena S S's post on October 16, 2017. Try this one: - Windows Key + ALT + ENTER. If my reply answers your question then please mark as 'Answer', it would help others to find their solution easily from your experience.
  • In Excel, we can use the CONCATENATE to combine the cells then apply CHAR function to insert the line break. Please do as follows: 1. Enter the below formula into a blank cell - A6, in this case, then drag the fill handle right to the cells that you want to apply this formula, and all the rows have been combined into a cell in a line, see.
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Find out more about the Microsoft MVP Award Program. Microsoft Excel. The keyboard 'alt + enter' shortcut to create a new line of text within a cell is not. Enter a New Line. If you want to insert a new line (line break) when typing into an Excel cell, the simplest way is to: Position the curser in the cell, at the point where you want the new line to be inserted. Press the keyboard shortcut: I.e. Press the Alt key and while holding this down, press the Enter (or Return) key.

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There's 3 ways to get a carriage return or paragraph return or line feed within a cell.

Method 1 - Cell Wrapping

Often, you need only set the cell to wrap text, and you can set the width of the cell to whatever is desired. Choose FormatCells, Alignment tab, and check Wrap text.

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This is the result:

Microsoft Excel New Line In Cell Worksheet

Method 2 - Insert a Return

This one's a no-brainer. Just type the first line, hit Alt+Enter and type the second line. The result is virtually the same as above, however, if you copy and paste this to Word, for instance, you'll end up with a line break. Or if you export to CSV or other text format, you may get unexpected results.

Method 3 - Using a Formula

To use this, you must have wrap text selected. Here's a sample formula:

How To New Line In Excel Cell

=a1&char(10)&a2

Microsoft Excel Add New Line In Cell

The results, again, are the same as above. However, if you forget to wrap text on the cell, you'll see this: