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How to change the width of all columns or height of all rows in Excel?

Author: Sun Last Modified: 2024-10-14

To resize the cells to better fit entered data is usually used in our daily Excel job, but do you know how to resize all cells’ height and width? Here, I introduce some methods to quickly change the cells for the width and height you need.

Change width and height of cells with Row Height and Column Width

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Change width and height of cells with Row Height and Column Width

To change the width of column and height of the row in the whole worksheet, you can do as below:

1. Select the whole sheet by clicking at the triangle in upper-left corner of the sheet. See screenshot:
select the whole sheet

2. Then click Home > Format, select Row Height (or Column Width). See screenshot:
select Row Height or Column Width

3. Specify a number you need in the Row Height (or Column Width) dialog , and then click OK.

Specify a number in the Row Height Specify a number in the Column Width


4. Repeat above Step 2-3 to specify column width (or row height) of all cells. Now the cells have been resized as you need.

original cells arrow right resized cells


Change width and height of cells by cm/pixel/inch/pound with Kutools for Excel

If you want to change cells’ size in the units of cm, pixel, inch or pound, you can apply Kutools for Excel’s Adjust Cell Size utility.

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After installing Kutools for Excel, please do as below:(Free Download Kutools for Excel Now!)

1. Select the whole cells by pressing Alt + A, and click Kutools > Format > Adjust Cell Size. See screenshot:
click Adjust Cell Size feature of kutools

2. In the Adjust Cell Size dialog, select one unit you use to adjust cell by, and enter the row height and column width numbers as you need. See screenshot:
specify options in the dialog box

3. Click Ok, and the cells have been adjusted.
the cells have been adjusted

 

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