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Change Column Widths in Excel 2003

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Change Column Widths Using the Menus
Change Column Widths in Excel

Change Column Widths in Excel

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Change Column Widths Using the Menu Options

  1. Click on a cell in the column you want to change.

  2. Choose Format > Column > Width from the menus to bring up the Column width dialog box.

  3. The dialog box will show the current number of characters displayed in that column.

  4. To widen the column, enter a number larger than the current number and click OK.

  5. To make the column narrower, enter a number smaller than the current number and click OK.

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