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Default word wrap in excell

All the text in the cell will not word wrap, i redid everything and do not
exceed the cell limit.
the first 10 lines wrap, but the last 2 lines do not
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Default word wrap in excell

Try adding alt-enters (to force a new line within the cell) every 80-100
characters.

Todd wrote:

All the text in the cell will not word wrap, i redid everything and do not
exceed the cell limit.
the first 10 lines wrap, but the last 2 lines do not


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Default word wrap in excell

thanks dave
i was able to get it to fit but had to keep breaking up the sentences until
i got it to work.
it didn't solve the word wrap problem though.
any other suggestions

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

Try adding alt-enters (to force a new line within the cell) every 80-100
characters.

Todd wrote:

All the text in the cell will not word wrap, i redid everything and do not
exceed the cell limit.
the first 10 lines wrap, but the last 2 lines do not


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Default word wrap in excell

Nope.

This has always worked for me--and lots of other posters.

Todd wrote:

thanks dave
i was able to get it to fit but had to keep breaking up the sentences until
i got it to work.
it didn't solve the word wrap problem though.
any other suggestions

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

Try adding alt-enters (to force a new line within the cell) every 80-100
characters.

Todd wrote:

All the text in the cell will not word wrap, i redid everything and do not
exceed the cell limit.
the first 10 lines wrap, but the last 2 lines do not


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Dave Peterson


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