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<title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">Changing Row Height or Column Width</title>
<filename>/text/scalc/guide/row_height.xhp</filename>
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<created date="2003-10-31T00:00:00">Sun Microsystems, Inc.</created>
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<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3145748"><bookmark_value>heights of cells</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>cell heights</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>cell widths</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>cells; heights and widths</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>widths of cells</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>column widths</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>rows; heights</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>columns; widths</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>changing;row heights/column widths</bookmark_value>
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<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3145748" xml-lang="en-US" level="1"><variable id="row_height"><link href="text/scalc/guide/row_height.xhp">Changing Row Height or Column Width</link>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154017" xml-lang="en-US">You can change the height of the rows with the mouse or through the dialog.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="note" id="par_id3154702" xml-lang="en-US">What is described here for rows and row height applies accordingly for columns and column width.</paragraph>
<h2 id="hd_id3153963">Using the mouse to change the row height or column width</h2>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3154020" xml-lang="en-US">Click the area of the headers on the separator below the current row, keep the mouse button pressed and drag up or down in order to change the row height.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3159237" xml-lang="en-US">Select the optimal row height by double-clicking the separator below the row.</paragraph>
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<h2 id="hd_id3154659">Using the dialog to change the row height or column width</h2>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150367" xml-lang="en-US">Click the row so that you achieve the focus.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3166432" xml-lang="en-US">Start the context menu on the header at the left-hand side.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150519" xml-lang="en-US">You will see the commands <emph>Row Height</emph> and <emph>Optimal row height</emph>. Choosing either opens a dialog.</paragraph>
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<section id="relatedtopics">
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154487" xml-lang="en-US"><link href="text/shared/01/05340100.xhp">Row height</link></paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3149408" xml-lang="en-US"><link href="text/scalc/01/05030200.xhp">Optimal row height</link></paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153305" xml-lang="en-US"><link href="text/shared/01/05340200.xhp">Column width</link></paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153815" xml-lang="en-US"><link href="text/scalc/01/05040200.xhp">Optimal column width</link></paragraph>
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