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The next version of Excel should allow the user to format a cell to "left
align across selection" in addition to just "center across selection." This
will be useful in situations in which a cell contains multiple lines of text
when "wrapped" and the user does not want to merge cells to fit the text.
The current option of "center across selection" allows the user to refrain
from merging cells, but is not ideal for paragraph block text passages.
"Left align across selection" will allow text to be displayed in normal
paragraph format without having to merge cells and disrupt columns.

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Is that next version maybe Excel 2007? What a disappointment... Why did MS
ever go that route?
I find the transition from 2004 to 2007 extremely disappointing... Why, oh
why MS?

"Monty Analyst" wrote:

The next version of Excel should allow the user to format a cell to "left
align across selection" in addition to just "center across selection." This
will be useful in situations in which a cell contains multiple lines of text
when "wrapped" and the user does not want to merge cells to fit the text.
The current option of "center across selection" allows the user to refrain
from merging cells, but is not ideal for paragraph block text passages.
"Left align across selection" will allow text to be displayed in normal
paragraph format without having to merge cells and disrupt columns.

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suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this
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On Nov 4, 8:22*pm, Elardus wrote:
Is that next version maybe Excel 2007? What a disappointment... Why did MS
ever go that route?
I find the transition from 2004 to 2007 extremely disappointing... Why, oh
why MS?

"Monty Analyst" wrote:
The next version of Excel should allow the user to format a cell to "left
align across selection" in addition to just "center across selection." *This
will be useful in situations in which a cell contains multiple lines of text
when "wrapped" and the user does not want to merge cells to fit the text. *
The current option of "center across selection" allows the user to refrain
from merging cells, but is not ideal for paragraph block text passages. *
"Left align across selection" will allow text to be displayed in normal
paragraph format without having to merge cells and disrupt columns.


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suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this
link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
click "I Agree" in the message pane.


http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm....mspx?mid=1597....


Perhaps neither of you have tried the Fill:Justify command? It's been
around since the early 1990s....
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