Excel: Wrapping Category Text Labels in a Chart

Last reviewed: November 29, 1994
Article ID: Q63031

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, versions 2.x, 3.0, 4.0

When entered in a cell, text in Microsoft Excel can be split to wrap as desired when it is used as a category label in a chart.

When entering text in a worksheet cell, pressing CTRL+OPTION+M causes a line break similar to a soft return. The result of this is displayed in the formula bar but does not cause a line wrap in the worksheet. However, when a chart is created, the text will print as it was displayed when entered in the formula bar. This is especially useful when a chart label will consist of more than one word.

NOTE: This feature is supported only on keyboards with a CTRL key.

KBCategory: kbusage
KBSubcategory:
Additional reference words: Control 2.2 2.20 3.0 3.00 4.0 4.00

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Last reviewed: November 29, 1994
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