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title: "How can you resize the column in excel?"  
description: "How can you resize the column in excel?"  
author: "Steilla Mitchel"  
published: 2022-03-25  
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# How can you resize the column in excel?

How can you resize the [column](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/2288/column-site_name-ambiguous-problem) in excel?

## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

![How can you resize the column in excel?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/37414746-d2f7-4358-8bb9-94b3cfb5abae/images/49e3fb36-967c-4097-955b-a540fc914f5a.jpeg)\

- You can manually alter column width and row height, or have columns and rows automatically resize to accommodate the data.
- Choose a row or a group of rows.
- **Select Format > Row Width from the Home menu (or Row Height).** Select OK after entering the row width.
- Choose a column or a set of columns to work with. **Select Format > Column Width from the Home menu (or Column Height).** Select OK after entering the column width.
- **Resize all columns and rows to fit the data automatically.** Choose the Select All option. To select all columns and rows, pick All at the top of the worksheet. Select a boundary by double-clicking it. To fit the data, all columns and rows resize.

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**Read More: [What are charts in MS-Excel?](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96534/what-are-charts-in-ms-excel)**


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