Many people using Google Sheets still do not understand how to resize columns and rows in spreadsheets. In fact, Google Sheets works similar to Excel, so the way to resize columns and rows is similar.
Google Sheets – Google Sheets is known as the best table creation software on the Online platform today and they are threatening the throne of Excel. Currently, Google Sheets has been updated to add many different features and mainly focuses on spreadsheet tweaking features similar to Excel. Currently, there are many different ways to resize columns and rows in Google spreadsheets and each has its own advantages and disadvantages and below are details of all ways to resize columns and rows in Excel.
1. Manually resize columns and rows in Google Sheets
For manual adjustment, you can optionally increase or decrease the size of columns and rows freely according to your own needs and resize operations as follows:
1.1 Resize columns
To change the column size in Google Sheets, move the mouse to the outermost edge of the column name (Column name: A,B,C,D,E,F…) and hold down the mouse button to drag when the icon is displayed. A double-headed arrow appears.
1.2 Changing the row size
Similar to resizing columns, you just need to move the mouse to the edge of the row and hold and drag the mouse to resize the row.
With just such basic operations, you can quickly edit the size of columns and rows.
2. Automatically resize columns and rows in Google Sheets
If you have entered all the content into the columns and rows in Google Sheets and they are not large enough to make the content not visible, use the automatic column and row resizing feature.
Manipulation: Double click on the border of the column / row to automatically adjust the size of the column and row.
3. Resize columns and rows with numbers in Google Sheets
In case you need to resize columns and rows with specific numbers (pixel units), you just need to do the following:
3.1 Resizing columns
Step 1: Click on the column name (top row of the column) to select the entire content of a column.
Step 2: Then you Right click on the column and choose Column resizing.
Step 3: In the column resize section… you will have the following options.
- Enter the new width of the column in Pixels: Adjust freely
- Data fit: Automatically adjust the size to fit the alphanumeric content inside.
3.2 Changing the row size
Step 1: Click on the row number to select the entire content of a row.
Step 2: Then you Right click on the row and choose Change row size.
Step 3: In the item resize row… you will have the following options.
- Enter the new row width in Pixels: Adjust freely
- Data fit: Automatically adjust the size to fit the alphanumeric content inside.
In this article, Software Tips showed you how to resize columns and rows in Google Sheets most effectively. Have a nice day!