Column Auto Sizing

[Guest]

How do I make a column automatically resize to grow as large as the data
input in a cell automatically (not having to use the autofit column format
option)?

 

[Jim Rech]

Since Excel 97 column widths expand automatically for numerical entries
unless they have been manually set to some width. Format, Column, AutoFit
Selection sets the autofit property back on for columns that have been
manually adjusted. Column widths do not expand for text entries.

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Jim Rech
Excel MVP
| How do I make a column automatically resize to grow as large as the data
| input in a cell automatically (not having to use the autofit column format
| option)?

 

[Dave Peterson]

You could use a worksheet_change event if the cell was changing because of your
typing:

Rightclick on the worksheet tab that should have this behavior. Select view
code and paste this into the code window.

Option Explicit
Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range)
Target.EntireColumn.AutoFit
End Sub

If you're new to macros, you may want to read David McRitchie's intro at:
http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/getstarted.htm

Did you know that you could autofit columns (and rows) by doubleclicking on that
vertical bar between the column headings.

You can even select all the cells and get all the columns at once with just one
double click.