Split individual cells?

[richzip]

Is it possible to split individual cells into 2 separate cells?

I have a worksheet that basically has 2 sections: the top part alternates
between wide columns (to accomodate long text) and narrower columns (to
accomodate numbers).

On the bottom section, i want the columns to contain mostly numbers, so the
columns/cells don't need to be as wide. Can I split these cells on the
bottom of the worksheet?

Using a separate worksheet isn't really an option, as I want all the data to
be contained on one printable page.

Thanks!

 

[John C]

No. Not possible in Excel.

 

[CRS]

richzip,

Depending uppon how complex and/or lengthy your worksheet is, you may be
able to achieve what you want with a kind of deconstruct/reconstruct process.
The following steps could work for you, if it is not too time/labor
intensive, based on your current formats, formulas, etc.

Insert 2 or 3 extra columns by each wide column, and resize the width of all
columns to the same value.
Format the text in the previously wide columns to stretch across the new
columns.
Depending on how you want it to look, you can let the text overflow (uncheck
"wrap text" in cell formatting), or format it to "center across selected
cells" (select the desired cells and go to
format|cells|alignment|horizontal|center across selection), or merge cells,
though merging can cause more issues later, if changes need to be made.

This will allow you to keep the look you have now, but still have multiple
columns for your numeric data in the lower portion. You're technically not
splitting cells, but the effect is similar if this will work in your instance.

Hope this is explained clearly enough, and that it helps.

CRS