- HOW TO START A NEW LINE ON EXCEL FOR A MAC FOR MAC
- HOW TO START A NEW LINE ON EXCEL FOR A MAC WINDOWS
In Excel for Mac, hold Control and Option while pressing the Return key. On Windows, hold Alt while pressing the Enter key.If the text is already in the cell, place the cursor where you want to break the line. Double-click the cell where you want to enter a line break.To add a new line in Excel cell with a shortcut, please follow these steps:
HOW TO START A NEW LINE ON EXCEL FOR A MAC FOR MAC
If you are accessing Excel for Mac via Citrix, you can make a new line with the Command + Option + Return key combination. If it does not work for you, then try the traditional Mac shortcuts above.
HOW TO START A NEW LINE ON EXCEL FOR A MAC WINDOWS
Option is the equivalent of the Alt key on Windows, so it seems the original Windows shortcut (Alt + Enter) now works for Mac too. In Excel 365 for Mac, you can also use Option + Return.
When using Excel for storing and manipulating text entries, you may sometimes want a certain part of a text string to start in a new line. The tutorial will teach you three quick and easy ways to add a line break in Excel cell: use a shortcut to type multiple lines, Find & Replace feature to add a carriage return after a specific character, and a formula to combine text pieces from several cells each starting in a new line.