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Default where text wraps in a cell, how can the row height be auto set

More info: I'm using Excel 2007 - several columns are merged and merged and
text wrap boxes are checked.

"Redwren" wrote:

HELP! Just need to have rows auto fit contents (expand). Do not understand
the complicated code referenced in this post or even where to copy and insert
this code. Why doesn't the "Auto fit Row Height" option work under
formatting?

"Gord Dibben" wrote:

Make appropriate changes to the range in Greg's code.

Wrap Text rowautofit must be enabled to start with.

If stuck, please post details of your merged cells area(s)



Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP


On Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:01:02 -0700, Linda B
wrote:


I have a row with merged cells and I am trying to get the height to
automatically adjust. How do I get this to happen?
Linda B.

"Greg Wilson" wrote:

Paste the following to the worksheet's code module. The code assumes that
each cell within A1:A10 is merged to adjacent columns as opposed to these
cells being merged - e.g. A1:D1 are merged, A2:D2 are merged, A3:D3 are
merged etc. Change the range reference to suit. Can be a single cell.

Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range)
Dim NewRwHt As Single
Dim cWdth As Single, MrgeWdth As Single
Dim r As Range, c As Range, cc As Range
Dim ma As Range

Set r = Range("A1:A10")
If Not Intersect(Target, r) Is Nothing Then
Set c = Target.Cells(1, 1)
cWdth = c.ColumnWidth
Set ma = c.MergeArea
For Each cc In ma.Cells
MrgeWdth = MrgeWdth + cc.ColumnWidth
Next
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
ma.MergeCells = False
c.ColumnWidth = MrgeWdth
c.EntireRow.AutoFit
NewRwHt = c.RowHeight
c.ColumnWidth = cWdth
ma.MergeCells = True
ma.RowHeight = NewRwHt
cWdth = 0: MrgeWdth = 0
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End If
End Sub

Alternatively, size the column width of a single cell in the same row to the
combined column widths of the merged range. Format the font, wraptext and
alignment exactly the same except change the font colour to be the same as
the background (to hide it). Enter a formula that references the active cell
of the merged range (e.g. "=C10"). Use the worksheet_change event to force
autofit of this cell. The merged cell range will then autofit along with it.
This assumes it is columns that are merged. Use the same logic if rows are
merged.

Regards,
Greg




"Stephen Sandor" wrote:

I have merged a number of cells and included text that wraps in the cell. Is
it possible to set the cell so that the height is automatically adjusted to
the height of the text?