excel

How To Move To The Next Line In Excel

Boost your productivity with Sourcetable's AI spreadsheet assistant. Work like a spreadsheet power user and answer all your questions in seconds.


Learn more
Jump to

Discover the simple steps for navigating to the next line within a cell in Microsoft Excel, an essential skill for organizing data effectively. This guide provides a clear methodology for enhancing readability and formatting in your spreadsheets.

Additionally, we will delve into the advantages of using Sourcetable, a tool that streamlines this process even further compared to traditional Excel methods.

excel

Excel Move to Next Line Shortcut

Using CHAR Function and Text Concatenation

To move to the next line within a cell in Excel, use the CHAR function combined with the ampersand (&) to concatenate text. Specifically, CHAR(10) creates a line feed in Windows. Type your text, use & to concatenate, and insert CHAR(10) where the line break is needed. Wrap text must be enabled to display the line breaks.

TEXTJOIN Function for Line Breaks

In Excel 2019, Office 365, and Mac, the TEXTJOIN function allows for concatenating strings of text and inserting line breaks. Use TEXTJOIN with CHAR(10) to include line breaks between texts. Ensure wrap text is enabled to view the line breaks.

CONCATENATE Function for Older Excel Versions

For Excel 2016 and earlier versions, use the CONCATENATE function with CHAR(10) to insert line breaks between text strings. Enable wrap text to make line breaks visible.

Wrap Text Feature for Display

Remember to activate the wrap text feature to see line breaks within cells. This feature adjusts the row height and makes all content visible within the cell.

No Direct Keyboard Shortcut for Wrap Text

While there is no specific keyboard shortcut for inserting a line break, you can quickly wrap text using the ALT + H + W shortcut. This shortcut enables the wrap text feature in Excel.

excel

Common Use Cases

  • excel

    Creating multi-line cells for better readability of content

  • excel

    Organizing data within a cell to reflect lists or steps

  • excel

    Improving the visual layout of a spreadsheet by spacing information

  • excel

    Entering lengthy text into a cell without affecting the adjacent cells

  • excel

    Formatting cells to include paragraphs or separate points for presentations

sourcetable

Excel vs. Sourcetable: Streamlining Data Management

Discover the power of Sourcetable, an innovative data management solution that surpasses Excel's capabilities. Sourcetable integrates multiple data sources into a single, user-friendly spreadsheet interface, optimizing workflow efficiency.

Excel, while robust, lacks the ability to automatically aggregate data from various platforms. Sourcetable fills this gap by offering seamless data consolidation, allowing users to make data-driven decisions without manual data entry.

Sourcetable's AI copilot revolutionizes spreadsheet interaction, offering intuitive formula creation and templating. This contrasts with Excel's traditional, manual formula input, which requires a higher learning curve and expertise.

Enhance productivity with Sourcetable's chat-based assistance, a feature not found in Excel. This AI-driven support simplifies complex tasks, enabling users to focus on analysis rather than formula syntax.



Sourcetable Logo

Work smarter, not harder

Boost your productivity with Sourcetable's AI spreadsheet assistant. Answer all your questions about spreadsheets in seconds. Try for free to get started.

Learn More
Drop CSV