Not all text wraps in a cell containing large amount of text

[Guest]

A cell contains several paragraphs of text. Only the first dozen or so lines
of text wrap. The rest doesn't wrap and each following paragraph can only be
seen partially.

 

[wjohnson]

I would try the following:
Select the column or Cell and go to "FORMAT CELLS" select "Alignment" -
"Vertical Alignment" - then select "TOP" and also ensure the "WORD WRAP
box is checked.
The default is usuall "bottom" and then if you have a narrow row - it
will sometimes only show the first line.

You might also have some paragraph returns entered. Insert a column
next to the column that needs to be "Cleaned" and then select the
"CLEAN" Function and then select the cell you want to "CLEAN"

 

[Guest]

Thanks, It still doesn't wrap all when the amount of text gets too big.

 

[Gord Dibben]

Kris

Excel Help on "limits" or "specifications" reveals that Excel will allow
32,767 characters to be entered in a cell.

However, it goes on to state that "only 1024 characters will be visible or can
be printed"

To work around this limitation, stick a few ALT + ENTERs in at appropriate
spots, about every 100 characters..

The ALT + ENTER forces a line-feed and expands the 1024 limit.

How far is not really known. Just experiment.

.........From Dave Peterson..........

I put this formula in A1:
="xxx"& REPT(REPT("asdf ",25)&CHAR(10),58)&"yyy"

And adjusted the columnwidth, rowheight and font size and I got about 7300
characters to print ok.

.........End Dave P.................

Failing that, use a Text Box to store the text or MS Word which is a word
processing application, unlike Excel which is not.


Gord Dibben Excel MVP