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Cell Inset?
Is there a way to set a cell inset (space between text and cell border)? I would think it would be simple but I can't find it anywhere. -- davewill ------------------------------------------------------------------------ davewill's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=26450 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=397192 |
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I'm guessing that you mean indenting from the left edge of the cell. If so then go to FormatCellAlignment Under "Horizontal" choose "Left (Indent)" Now specify the amount of indentation using the spinner control labelled "Indent:" -- Cutter ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cutter's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...fo&userid=9848 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=397192 |
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one way:
Format/Cells/Alignment/Indent and choose an indent level to set space between the left border and the text. You can customize the space, too: Use the underscore character in a Custom format. This will leave a space equal to the width of whatever follows it. For example, Format/Cells/Number/Custom _|_|@ will leave the width of two pipes to the left of the text (@). In article , davewill wrote: Is there a way to set a cell inset (space between text and cell border)? I would think it would be simple but I can't find it anywhere. |
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I'm actually looking for a feature that will create space on all four sides so that the text isn't up against the top and bottom also. Rows are different sizes so to use the row height feature I would have to choose each one seperatly and set the height. In InDesign I can set a cell inset on a table which allows me to choose, for example, .05 inches and each cell will have that much space on all four sides between the content and the border. Thanks, Dave -- davewill ------------------------------------------------------------------------ davewill's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=26450 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=397192 |
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davewill wrote:
I'm actually looking for a feature that will create space on all four sides so that the text isn't up against the top and bottom also. Rows are different sizes so to use the row height feature I would have to choose each one seperatly and set the height. In InDesign I can set a cell inset on a table which allows me to choose, for example, .05 inches and each cell will have that much space on all four sides between the content and the border. Thanks, Dave Select cell right click Format cell alignment set horizontal to center, set vertical to center. gls858 |
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Hi Dave,
For vertical alignment you may have some success by selecting all cells then format, cells, vertical alignment: center then with all cells selected adjust the demarcation line between the row numbers by dragging to enlarge the height (you can also adjust the height from format, rows, height) To guarantee space on the right you can use the same technique for standard cell formatting that was shown with the width of two vertical lines (pipes), which may help when you doubleclick on the column borders to adjust width. You could just widen all columns more than needed with fussing the rightside of formatting. --- HTH, David McRitchie, Microsoft MVP - Excel [site changed Nov. 2001] My Excel Pages: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/excel.htm Search Page: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/search.htm "gls858" wrote in message ... davewill wrote: I'm actually looking for a feature that will create space on all four sides so that the text isn't up against the top and bottom also. Rows are different sizes so to use the row height feature I would have to choose each one seperatly [separately] and set the height. In InDesign I can set a cell inset on a table which allows me to choose, for example, .05 inches and each cell will have that much space on all four sides between the content and the border. Thanks, Dave Select cell right click Format cell alignment set horizontal to center, set vertical to center. gls858 |
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Thanks everyone. I think Excel is really missing out not allowing you to set a basic cell inset. In InDesign you set the inset and not matter how you size your rows and columns you always have the exact same inset on all cells where you have set it. You can set it by cell(s), column(s), row(s), or overall. -- davewill ------------------------------------------------------------------------ davewill's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=26450 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=397192 |
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Hi Dave,
It certainly would be useful. I can see a problem with a quick implementation due to a limit of 4000 formats (combinations of format attributes). It would add 4 more format attributes (one for each border) and unless the same numbers were used in all cells the same way would cause problems -- especially since it is something you wouldn't really see. Perhaps if it were set as a global attribute, but then you wouldn't be able to squeeze some columns more than others to fit. I don't think I have actual problems with characters too close to a border to be able to read them properly in Excel. I know for instance that I do add extra space in HTML for just that reason. This can be corrected with styles in HTML if I wanted more space only on left and right but not all four sides. --- HTH, David McRitchie, Microsoft MVP - Excel [site changed Nov. 2001] My Excel Pages: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/excel.htm Search Page: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/search.htm "davewill" wrote in message ... Thanks everyone. I think Excel is really missing out not allowing you to set a basic cell inset. In InDesign you set the inset and not matter how you size your rows and columns you always have the exact same inset on all cells where you have set it. You can set it by cell(s), column(s), row(s), or overall. -- davewill ------------------------------------------------------------------------ davewill's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=26450 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=397192 |
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I'm a graphic designer so my tables aren't very large. They are never more than a few pages so having the inset in InDesign is great. I can see where it could be a problem for large spread sheets. -- davewill ------------------------------------------------------------------------ davewill's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=26450 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=397192 |
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