waht are the cells in excel measured in? rows/columns=different

[Guest]

the columns are measured in adifferent format to the rows
so rows length mite be mm while columns length are inches

 

[Guest]

There is no fixed unit for either the rows or columns in Excel. These will
vary based on the font and font size for the sheet. For more info see:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/214123

HTH,

TK

 

[Gord Dibben]

Row heights are measured in points or pixels. There are 72 points to an inch
and "maybe" 96 pixels to the inch.

The number that appears in the Standard column width box is the average number
of digits 0-9 of the standard font that fit in a cell.

For an interesting and enlightening discussion on this subject see

http://snipurl.com/dzz8

If you want to use VBA to set height and width in mm.

Ole Erlandson has code for setting row and column dimensions.

http://www.erlandsendata.no/english/index.php?d=envbawssetrowcol


Gord Dibben Excel MVP

On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 09:26:02 -0700, very confused individual <very confused

 

[Guest]

Thanks for that enlightenment. Have pondered this very question many times!