202R0/1 Rows and Columns in MS Excel 2026

MS Excel is a tool for managing data. The data goes into and is arranged in a grid or table

Before you create your spreadsheet, think about how to arrange your data, do you want the information to go across or down the page? You will have:

• rows going across
• columns going up and down
• the height and width of rows and columns will have to change according to how much data they will contain
• cells can be merged, eg to make a heading
• rows or columns might be hidden

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