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Widen Columns in Microsoft Works Spreadsheets (con't)

Microsoft Works Spreadsheets Tutorial

Microsoft Works Spreadsheets Tutorial

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Widen Columns in Microsoft Works Spreadsheets (con't)

  • In Microsoft Works Spreadsheets, if a value is too long for a cell, it does not spill over to adjacent cells even if those cells are empty. The column needs to be widened before the value can be displayed.

In the image above, the number signs in cell B2 (####) indicate that there is a value (number) in that cell.

Example - Widen Column B:

  • Place your mouse pointer on the line between Columns B and C in the column header.
  • When the pointer changes to a double headed arrow, click with the mouse button and drag to the right.
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