Custom format for cells

[Liz]

Hi

I have a custom format that adds text to a date in a cell:

dd-mmm " incl CFO faxed sign-off"

My problem is that the text will not wrap in the cell. Is there some way to
force a new line in the format, or to otherwise make it wrap in the cell?

Thanks

 

[Gary''s Student]

When entering the format, touch CNTRL-j just before the double quote. This
will insert a hard return in the forrmat.

You STILL nedd to format the cell as wrap and insure it is "big enough"

 

[Stephen]

Hi

I have a custom format that adds text to a date in a cell:

dd-mmm " incl CFO faxed sign-off"

My problem is that the text will not wrap in the cell. Is there some way
to
force a new line in the format, or to otherwise make it wrap in the cell?

Thanks

Do you have to do this with a custom format? If you use a formula to
concatenate your date (in a defined format) and text, it will wrap. For
example:
=TEXT(A1,"dd-mmm")&" incl CFO faxed sign-off"

 

[Liz]

Thanks so much, that works perfectly.

When entering the format, touch CNTRL-j just before the double quote. This
will insert a hard return in the forrmat.

You STILL nedd to format the cell as wrap and insure it is "big enough"

 

[Liz]

Thanks Stephen.

I could have put anther column in, but that means 1 more column for each
column of dates, and then they would have to be hidden etc. It would have
been easier just to type the date in. This way, I ( and other users who may
not know to unhide / hide the columns) just need to type the date in the
cells with this format.