Tired of long text overflowing into adjacent cells? Learn how to automatically wrap text in Excel to keep your data neat, organized, and fully visible within the cell's boundaries.
Click on a single cell or click and drag to select a range of cells, a column, or a row containing the text you want to wrap.
Look at the ribbon at the top of the Excel window and ensure the Home tab is selected.
On the Home tab, locate the Alignment group. This section contains various text formatting options.
Click the Wrap Text button. The text in your selected cells will now automatically adjust to display on multiple lines within the cell, fitting the column width.
Pro Tips for Wrapping Text
For a faster workflow, select your cells and press Alt + H + W to quickly toggle text wrapping.
To control exactly where a line breaks, double-click the cell and press Alt + Enter to insert a manual line break.
Text wrapping is dependent on the column width. Widen or narrow the column, and the text will re-wrap automatically.
Excel usually adjusts row height automatically. If it doesn't, go to Home > Format > AutoFit Row Height to fix it.
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