Wrap text in Excel shortcut

• Release Jan 25, 2022Update Aug 24, 2022
• Written in Excel for Microsoft 365 version 2202

If you enter a string of text that exceeds the width of a cell in Excel, the text will overflow into the adjacent cell. If the data exceeds the cell width, the cell can be wrapped to fit the length of the data. Most people perform this operation with the mouse, but shortcuts can be used to improve work efficiency. Here are some shortcuts for string wrapping.

Shortcut for wrapping text

Wrap text by cell width

Windows
Access Key: Alt + H + W

Mac
None

Set in the Format Cells dialog box

Windows
Ctrl + 1

Mac
command + 1 or control + 1

Wrap text at the cursor position in a cell

Windows
Alt + Enter

Mac
control + option + return

Wrap text by cell width

For information on how to use wrapped text with shortcuts, see below.

Total Time: 1 minute

Select a cell

Select the cell in which you want to wrap text.

Wrap text by cell width

Press Alt + H + W. Text now wraps around the width of the selected cell.

Set in the Format Cells dialog box

Select the cell in which you want to wrap text.

Press Ctrl + 1. The Format Cells dialog box appears.

Press A. Select the Alignment tab.

Press Alt + W and check the Wrap text checkbox.

Press Enter. Text now wraps around the width of the selected cell.

Wrap text at the cursor position in a cell

Select the cell in which you want to wrap text.

Press the F2. Place the cursor in the cell.

Press ← (Left Arrow key) several times to position the cursor where you want the text to wrap.

Press Alt + Enter. The text has been wrapped at the cursor position.

Press Ctrl + Enter. Wrapping of the text in the selected cell is now complete.