How to Use a Line Break in Excel

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In some circumstances, users would like to add a newline, return, or line break to a single cell within an excel spreadsheet. Hitting enter (or return) will jump to the next cell. However, there are hot keys that allow you to do this easily.

In Windows, you can use the alt-enter (or alt-return) key combination.

In Mac, you can use control-option-return. If this combination does not work, try command-option-return.

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Last Updated on Monday, 28 June 2010 09:12

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