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Changing Column Width

Follow these steps to change the column width.
1. Select the column whose width
needs to be changed either
by clicking on any cell of that
column or by clicking on the
column header.

2. Click on the drop-down arrow of
Step 2
the ‘Format’ button in the ‘Cells’
group of the ‘Home’ tab and
Step 1
select the Column Width option
from the displayed menu.

3. The ‘Column Width’ dialog box will appear. Type in
the desired width of the column (the default column
width is 8.43) and click on the OK button.
Step 3

Think and Discuss

What is the default row height and the default column width?

Copying and Moving Data

Copying the content of cells means duplicating the content of cells or a range of cells from one
location to another. Moving the content of cells means removing content of cells or a range of
cells from one location and placing them to another location.

Copying the Data

Follow these steps to copy and paste data from one cell to
Step 2 another.
1. Select the data in cell(s) that need to be copied.

2. Click on the Copy button in the ‘Clipboard’ group of
the ‘Home’ tab.

Learn More

On clicking the arrow on the Paste button
Step 1 in the Clipboard group, a drop-down
menu appears. When we click on the
Paste button on it, the data of the cell(s)
is pasted at the desired location.

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