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Jim Rech Jim Rech is offline
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Default can you automatically size text to fill a column?

Shrink to Fit seems to only work If your input EXCEEDS the existing Col
width.


Right, which is why I suggested a very large font. Then it was always need
to shrink. Or almost always<g.

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Jim
"JMay" wrote in message
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| Jim;
| Shrink to Fit seems to only work If your input EXCEEDS the existing Col
width.
| I think this gal Cara was All Cells to auto-adjust (even the font) to Max
| out the
| Existing Cell Size.
|
| Or am I missing something here?
|
| Thanks,
| Another Jim
|
| "Jim Rech" wrote:
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| You can do this automatically. First select the text range and assign
it
| the largest text size you'll ever need, like 24. Then, with the same
range
| selected, select the "Shrink to Fit" option under Format, Cells,
Alignment.
| You may have to adjust row heights after this.
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| Jim
| "cara" wrote in message
| ...
| | Hi
| | I have data strings of varying length that I want to have as big as
| possible
| | given a fixed column width. Is there a way to automate this or do I
have
| to
| | format the font for every individual one?
| | Thanks!
| | Cara
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