Select your 3 cells (say A1:C1)
format|cells|Alignment tab|Horizontal dropdown|Center Across Selection

And type your value in A1 (the leftmost cell) with nothing in the other two
cells.



Janice wrote:

I am trying to make an excel sheet that has the year "2006" over 3 narrow
columns that just have an "X" in or they are blank. I cannot figure out how
to put the 2006 so that it shows especially when I print sheet.

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Dave Peterson