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    Cell text overflow to adjacent cell

    Dear All

    Normally if cell text exceeds its width it overflows to adjacent cell if it is empty.

    is there a way (not VBA) to make it overflow to adjacent cell with value of =""?
    I don not want to change the size of the cell


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    Re: Cell text overflow to adjacent cell

    Instead of picture if you attach your sample file with required result its more helpful.


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    Re: Cell text overflow to adjacent cell

    dear Avk

    a workbook is attached with desired reault
    thank you for your time
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    Re: Cell text overflow to adjacent cell

    If there is anything at all in the adjacent cell, it will not overlap
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    Re: Cell text overflow to adjacent cell

    Text will not spill over to the adjacent cell if that cell contains anything.
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    Re: Cell text overflow to adjacent cell

    you can try with Alt H O H Ok then Alt H W

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    Re: Cell text overflow to adjacent cell

    Thank you all for your help.

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    Re: Cell text overflow to adjacent cell

    you can try with Alt H O H Ok=(Enter) then Alt H W

    altHOHOKaltHW.jpg

    edit: seems like dups but it is not I didn't saw latest posts except Fords post
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    Re: Cell text overflow to adjacent cell

    Quote Originally Posted by sandy666 View Post
    you can try with Alt H O H Ok then Alt H W

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    edit: seems like dups but it is not I didn't saw latest posts except Fords post
    hi sir
    But it doesn't over lap if adjacesnt cell contains anything.
    I granted this is imppssible.

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    Re: Cell text overflow to adjacent cell

    it this is not what you want could you show what you want to achieve?

    example.jpg

    maybe you tryin' something like this?

    yellow.jpg

    with any value in yellow cell, but it doesn't work
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    Re: Cell text overflow to adjacent cell

    Quote Originally Posted by sandy666 View Post
    it this is not what you want could you show what you want to achieve?

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    dear Sandy
    thank you for this
    from your picture, cell f3 text overflows to adjacent cells because they are empty. for example suppose G5 contanis =""
    I wanted F5 text to overflows to G5 and and other right adjacest cells like F3 text overflows to G3 and other right adjacent cells.

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    Re: Cell text overflow to adjacent cell

    refresh thread and see next picture

    btw. G5 is totally blank (no any ="")!

    and don't quote whole post if it is not really necessary


    maybe like this one

    overlap.jpg
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    Re: Cell text overflow to adjacent cell

    my question is
    if G5 is ="" would F5 overflows to it?

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    Re: Cell text overflow to adjacent cell

    The answer to that question is no.
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    Re: Cell text overflow to adjacent cell

    it depends on what you want to achieve
    answer is Yes and No

    for fun = Yes
    for standard use = No

    red.jpg

    I can change red text to =""
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    Re: Cell text overflow to adjacent cell

    Text will NOT overflow on an adjacent cell containing anything at all, no matter what you do

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    Re: Cell text overflow to adjacent cell

    Ford is right. I should say that I can visualize this case (for fun)

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    Re: Cell text overflow to adjacent cell

    ok, well noted.
    would you attach this as workbook instead of picture?

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    Cool Re: Cell text overflow to adjacent cell

    Sure, but it doesn't make any sense for normal use with data. Excel is not a Word/Publisher/Visio etc... so you will only waste your time
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