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MS Excel 2016: Change the width of a column

This Excel tutorial explains how to change the width a column in Excel 2016 (with screenshots and step-by-step instructions).

Question: How do I change the width of a column in Microsoft Excel 2016?

Answer: Select the entire column that you wish to modify. In this example, we want to change the width of column B.

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Right-click and select "Column Width" from the popup menu.

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When the Column Width window appears, select the new width value for the column and click on the OK button. In this example, we've selected a column width of 18.

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Now the selected column should reflect this new width. As you see, the width of column B is now wider than before.

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