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  • peloquin
    Till I Come!
    • Jun 2004
    • 8643

    Excel question - autofit

    i am having issues with a report in excel. the formatting of the sheet makes it so some of the columns do not display all of the data (ie not autofitted) and the sheet contains 31 pages. is there a way to set by default all columns to always auto-fit in excel... or do i have to select each column on each sheet and go to format -> column -> autofit.

    thx
  • losehlertx13
    Fresh Peossy
    • Oct 2006
    • 42

    #2
    Re: Excel question - autofit

    Hmmm, I kinda know what you are talking about. I know if you double click the part on the column that will let you expand or close the width of the column it will auto fit. This will make it a little quicker but I am sure there is another way.

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    • Kamal
      Administrator
      • May 2002
      • 28835

      #3
      Re: Excel question - autofit

      Hit Ctrl A to select all the data and THEN do what he said i.e.

      Originally posted by losehlertx13
      double click the part on the column that will let you expand or close the width of the column it will auto fit. This will make it a little quicker but I am sure there is another way.
      See attached,

      that will auto expand the width of the cells to fit the data posted in the largest cell
      Attached Files
      www.mjwebhosting.com

      Jib says:
      he isnt worth the water that splashes up into your asshole while you're shitting
      Originally posted by ace_dl
      Guys and Gals, I have to hurry/leaving for short-term vacations.
      I won't be back until next Tuesday, so if Get Carter is the correct answer, I would appreciate of someone else posts a new cap for me

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      • peloquin
        Till I Come!
        • Jun 2004
        • 8643

        #4
        Re: Excel question - autofit

        right i knew that... but it still involves going through each sheet of the spreadsheet and doing that... is there not a setting that will make it automatic?

        thanks for the quick answers guys

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        • Kamal
          Administrator
          • May 2002
          • 28835

          #5
          Re: Excel question - autofit

          wait, you said 31 pages or 31 worksheets ? If its worksheets, do the following
          - click on the first worksheet (tab at the bottom),
          - Press and hold the shift key
          - then click on the last work sheet (all the time keeping the shift key depressed).
          - All worksheets should now be selected.
          - Then do the above

          If that doesnt work, do all the above except for the last step, do Format >> Rows >> Autofit
          www.mjwebhosting.com

          Jib says:
          he isnt worth the water that splashes up into your asshole while you're shitting
          Originally posted by ace_dl
          Guys and Gals, I have to hurry/leaving for short-term vacations.
          I won't be back until next Tuesday, so if Get Carter is the correct answer, I would appreciate of someone else posts a new cap for me

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          • peloquin
            Till I Come!
            • Jun 2004
            • 8643

            #6
            Re: Excel question - autofit

            i'll give that a go, thanks mate

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            • RiseandShine
              Are you Kidding me??
              • Sep 2006
              • 2910

              #7
              Re: Excel question - autofit

              if you select all sheets than do ctrl A in one of them, you'll select all cells of all sheets.
              then do click right and select "format cell"
              select alignment then "wrap text" you can also center horizontal or vertical
              cheers
              If the doors of perception were cleansed, every thing would appear to man as it is: infinite. - William Blake

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              • picklemonkey
                Double hoodie beer monster
                • Jun 2004
                • 15373

                #8
                Re: Excel question - autofit

                you can also make a macro to run at specified events to do this, and can save it globally or only for the spreadsheet (in case it's pulling from an ODBC source or something). events like any time a cell is changed, etc

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                • Kamal
                  Administrator
                  • May 2002
                  • 28835

                  #9
                  Re: Excel question - autofit

                  geek
                  www.mjwebhosting.com

                  Jib says:
                  he isnt worth the water that splashes up into your asshole while you're shitting
                  Originally posted by ace_dl
                  Guys and Gals, I have to hurry/leaving for short-term vacations.
                  I won't be back until next Tuesday, so if Get Carter is the correct answer, I would appreciate of someone else posts a new cap for me

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                  • losehlertx13
                    Fresh Peossy
                    • Oct 2006
                    • 42

                    #10
                    Re: Excel question - autofit

                    Originally posted by Kamal
                    geek
                    LOL, I'm guessing accountant geek which is like 3 times worse. (I kid, I kid).

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                    • KinKyJ
                      Platinum Poser
                      • Jun 2004
                      • 13438

                      #11
                      Re: Excel question - autofit

                      ^^^ they call that a Sean

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