Rows And Columns In Excel

Rows and columns in Excel are the combinations of the horizontal and the vertical area of the Excel worksheet. At any point in time, if we want to refer to a particular area’s location, we need to refer to a cell. A Cell is the intersection of rows and columns.

Example #1 - Rows of Excel

There are a total of 1,048,576 rows that are currently available in Microsoft Excel. The rows are aligned horizontally and are numbered as 1,2,3,4…….1,048,576. Therefore, if we have to move from one row to another, we must move downward or upward.

Example #2 - Column of Excel

There are a total of 16,384 columns that are available in Excel currently. The columns are vertically placed and are named “A, B, C…AA, AB, AC….AAA, AAB, AAC…XFD”.

The columns are aligned from left to right. It means that if we need to go to another column, we must move from left to right.

Example #3 - Cell of Excel

The intersection of rows and columns is called a cell. The cell location combines the column number and the row number. Hence, a cell is called “A1, A2, and so on”.

Example #4 - Deleting a Row

We can delete a row using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+ “-”.

Example #5 - Deleting a Column

We can delete a column using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+”-“.

Example #6 - Inserting a Row

We can insert a row by using the option of Ctrl+ “+”.

Example #7 - Inserting a Column

We can insert a column by using the option of Ctrl+ “+”.

Example #8 - Hiding a Row

A row can be set to hide by using the menu option. First, go to the “Home” tab, select “Format,” and click on “Hide Rows.”

Example #9 - Hiding a Column

We can also hide a column by using the menu option. Go to the “Home” tab, select “Format,” and click on “Hide Columns” from the “Hide & Unhide” option.

Example #10 - Increasing the Width of the Row

Sometimes the width must be increased to add more data into the row.

Example #11 - Increasing the Width of the Column

The width of the column needs to increase if the text’s length is more than that column’s width.

Example #12 - Moving a Row

We can also move a row to another location.

Example #13  - Moving a Column

We can also move a column to another location.

Example #14 - Copying a Row

The row’s data can be copied and pasted into another row.

Example #15 - Copying a Column

The data of the column can also be copied into any other column.

Example #16 - Autofit Height of the Row

This feature will adjust the row height as per the text length.

Example #17 - Autofit Width of the Column

We can also adjust the column’s width per the text’s length.

Example #18 - Grouping Rows

We can also group the rows and make the data easier to understand.

Example #19 - Grouping Columns

We can group the columns and make them one cluster column.

Example #20 - Setting Default Width of Rows and Columns in Excel

We can use this option if we want the height and width of the Excel column and rows to be again restored to one specific defined measure.

We can use the Rows and Columns In Excel for the following reasons, namely:

#1 - To delete a row and column

We must select that row or column to delete, right-click on it, and choose the “Delete” option.

#2 - Inserting a row and columns

To insert row and columns, we must select the location, and select the “Insert” option.

#3 - Hiding a row or column

We can hide the row and column using the menu option of hiding.

#4 - Increasing the width

To increase the width of the row and column, select that row or column and drag the width.

#5 - Copying

To copy a row/column, select any row, right-click on it, choose “copy”, and then paste at the required location.

#6 - Autofit

If we want to AutoFit Excel row height, we can choose this option from the “Format” toolbar in excel and click "AutoFit".

#7 - Grouping

If we need to group the rows or columns, we need to select the rows and choose the option of “Group” from the “Data” tab.

• The count of available rows and columns in excel cannot be increased but can be reduced as needed.
• We cannot change the sequence in which the rows are ranked. Therefore, the count will always start from 1 and increase by one.
• We cannot insert a column to the left of column “A”.
• If a column is inserted to the right of a column, then all the formatting is also copied from the left cell.