There is a ton out there on how to change the vertical cell alginment default
"bottom" but there is not one explanation as to why "bottom" is the default
to begin with?? I would really like to know if there is a reason why the
default is not "top?"

Thanks.

hi
that is just the way microsoft set it up.

Regards
FSt1

"Laya" wrote:

> There is a ton out there on how to change the vertical cell alginment default
> "bottom" but there is not one explanation as to why "bottom" is the default
> to begin with?? I would really like to know if there is a reason why the
> default is not "top?"
>
> Thanks.

I know many people have complained about this and that it is personal
preference, but it looks funny when you have a small amount of information in
1 cell and more in another. I figure there must be a reason since people
have been complaining about it for years. I still want to know why Microsoft
has it set this way.

Thanks.

"FSt1" wrote:

> hi
> that is just the way microsoft set it up.
>
> Regards
> FSt1
>
> "Laya" wrote:
>
> > There is a ton out there on how to change the vertical cell alginment default
> > "bottom" but there is not one explanation as to why "bottom" is the default
> > to begin with?? I would really like to know if there is a reason why the
> > default is not "top?"
> >
> > Thanks.

ask the
https://support.microsoft.com/contac...;1208&ws=mscom

regards
FSt1

"Laya" wrote:

> I know many people have complained about this and that it is personal
> preference, but it looks funny when you have a small amount of information in
> 1 cell and more in another. I figure there must be a reason since people
> have been complaining about it for years. I still want to know why Microsoft
> has it set this way.
>
> Thanks.
>
> "FSt1" wrote:
>
> > hi
> > that is just the way microsoft set it up.
> >
> > Regards
> > FSt1
> >
> > "Laya" wrote:
> >
> > > There is a ton out there on how to change the vertical cell alginment default
> > > "bottom" but there is not one explanation as to why "bottom" is the default
> > > to begin with?? I would really like to know if there is a reason why the
> > > default is not "top?"
> > >
> > > Thanks.

A piece of tablet paper has lines running across it. When you write
something on a line do you write at the top, middle or bottom of the line?

Don't you think that it makes sense to do the same thing in a spreadsheet
which is just like a sheet a tablet paper?

--
Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP


"FSt1" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> ask them
> https://support.microsoft.com/contac...;1208&ws=mscom
>
> regards
> FSt1
>
> "Laya" wrote:
>
>> I know many people have complained about this and that it is personal
>> preference, but it looks funny when you have a small amount of
>> information in
>> 1 cell and more in another. I figure there must be a reason since people
>> have been complaining about it for years. I still want to know why
>> Microsoft
>> has it set this way.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> "FSt1" wrote:
>>
>> > hi
>> > that is just the way microsoft set it up.
>> >
>> > Regards
>> > FSt1
>> >
>> > "Laya" wrote:
>> >
>> > > There is a ton out there on how to change the vertical cell alginment
>> > > default
>> > > "bottom" but there is not one explanation as to why "bottom" is the
>> > > default
>> > > to begin with?? I would really like to know if there is a reason why
>> > > the
>> > > default is not "top?"
>> > >
>> > > Thanks.

[pjmorris]

Hi Bill,

True paper does have horizontal lines across. But a spreadsheet is not a piece of paper (we use Word for that). Excel is a table and every table I ever wrote manually had lines around the areas in which I wanted to write - and I'd start writing at the top of the box (otherwise I'd quickly run out of room).

Microsofts default is counter-intuitive.

Regards

Peter