Excel: insert line break in cell

This guide shows you how to insert a line break in a cell in Excel.

Insert line break in Excel cell

There are two ways to insert a line break in Excel.

• Manual line break: If you want to insert a line break manually, press the key combination Alt + Enter at the appropriate point. You can now continue to write on a new line within the cell. Pressing Alt + Enter several times creates several line breaks in a row.
• Automatic line break: Right-click on the relevant cell and select "Format cells". Click on the "Alignment" tab and check the "Line break" item. Then confirm by clicking on "OK".

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