How to Start a New Line of Text in Microsoft Excel Cells
Microsoft Excel often requires more than just numbers and brief text entries. At times, you may need to fit detailed descriptions or multifaceted data into a single cell. Imagine trying to fit an address or a product description into a single, unbroken line of text. It would be very difficult to read. Fortunately, you can start a new line of text within a cell in Microsoft Excel. This feature, although simple, is relatively unknown because most programs use Shift + Enter to start a new line. Not Excel. Start a New Line of Text in a Cell in Excel for Windows and the Web When working with Excel on a Windows PC or through a web browser , starting a new line of text is the same. Here’s how it’s done. Open the Windows or Web version of Excel. Double-click the cell you want to insert line break in. Place your cursor at the location you want to insert the line break. Press the Alt + Enter keyboard shortcut . A new line of text is now inserted in the cell. Start a New Line o...