Hi,
Procedure for changing the width from 8.43 to 9.5.
1. Open a New Workbook.
2. Do one of the following:
Press Ctrl+A to select the active worksheet
-or-
Press the Ctrl key and click on each worksheet tab to group
3. Click on the separator between A and B header. You will notice that the
current Width is 8.43(64 pixels).
4. Press the right mouse button on Column separator and move the right to
increase the width to 9.5.
5. On the File menu, click Save As
The Save As dialog box is displayed.
6. In Save As type list, select Template (*.xlt) .
7. In the Save in list, select the folder XLSTART under the Excel folder in
your local machine.
8. Click Save to store this file as a template file.
Deselecting Worksheet tab
To deselect the sheet tab, do one of the following:
A. Press the Ctrl key and click on each sheet.
-or-
Right-click on the sheet tab and select Ugroup Sheet.
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For more information please refer to section "Measurement units and rulers
in Excel" below:
Measurement units and rulers in Excel
Unlike Microsoft Word, Excel does not provide a horizontal or vertical
ruler, and there is no quick way to measure the width or height of a
worksheet in inches. Excel uses characters, points, and pixels as units of
measurement.
The width of cells is displayed in characters and pixels rather than in
inches. When you drag the boundary of a column heading to adjust the width of
a column on the worksheet, a ScreenTip displays the width in characters and
shows pixels in parentheses.
The height of cells is displayed in points and pixels rather than in inches.
When you drag the boundary of a row heading to adjust the height of a row on
the worksheet, a ScreenTip displays the height in points and shows pixels in
parentheses.
An approximate conversion of points and pixels to inches is shown in the
following table.
Points Pixels Inches
18 24 .25
36 48 .5
72 96 1
108 144 1.5
144 192 2
Challa Prabhu