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How to Wrap Text in Google Sheets
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Do you sigh internally when you open a cluttered and chaotic spreadsheet?
Same. Spreadsheets can be complex to navigate — even for experienced pros — and an unformatted one just worsens things.
But there’s an easy way to spruce things up a bit — wrapping text. And we’ve got you covered with simple step-by-step instructions on how to wrap text in Google Sheets. This blog will look at the following:
- The Benefits of Wrapping Text in Google Sheets
- How to Wrap Text in Google Sheets from the Format Menu
- How to Wrap Text in Google Sheets from the Toolbar
- How to Wrap Text in Google Sheets on Mobile
The Benefits of Wrapping Text in Google Sheets
Let’s illustrate the advantages of wrapping text with the help of an example. Imagine you’re tasked with creating social media posts using a content calendar spreadsheet.
Would you prefer to receive this spreadsheet (look closely and try to make sense of everything):
Or this one:
You likely chose the second option — where the wrap text feature is enabled for all cells.
But why’s that? Let’s break down the reasons why many probably prefer the second option, or in other words, the pros of wrapping text in Google Sheets:
- It provides a neat, tidy, and uncluttered appearance and formatting.
- Wrapping text offers much-needed whitespace, an important design element.
- There’s no hidden or run-off text where the next column partially covers content or spills into other cells.
- Wrapping text keeps information more streamlined, making it easier for the eye to navigate and read, thus allowing you to run smoothly through the spreadsheet without visual disruptions.
Next, we’ll dive deep into three text-wrapping approaches in Google Sheets. Before we do that, here’s a quick overview of one of the methods, in case you don’t want to scroll further to find the answer:
How to Wrap Text in Google Sheets from the Format Menu
Step 1: Choose the cells you’d like to wrap text in.
Here’s a quick trick to select all cells in a spreadsheet, which is especially useful when you have dozens of rows or columns — click on the outlined gray box in the extreme left, just above the row numbers (look at the image below).
Step 2: Click the “Format” tab from the menu bar. Then, pick the “Wrapping” option from the drop-down menu.
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Source:: HubSpot Blog
