viewing all data in a box

I just downloaded a trial of ms office 2007. I'm new to computers so be kind. I have a document i need to view. i brought it up, but some of the data in the spreadsheet is hidden past the end of the box. how do i read all the data in that box?

I'm guessing that by "box" you mean a cell in the spreadsheet

There are a couple of ways of doing this:

• Click on the cell with the data. Then look in the 'formula bar' which is located in the top third of your screen beside the Fx symbol.
• Alternatively, place the mouse pointer on the right edge of the column (usually specified by a letter across the top of your spreadsheet cells) in which the data is located. Then double click to make the column expand in width.

Hope this helps.

Thx Deadlyduck.
Yes this is what i wanted to know. So those are cells.

You're welcome Bueller- thanks for the feedback and welcome to the world of Excel (and good luck with your studies of the application!)