Learn how to prevent Text Overflow issue in Microsoft Excel desktop app and Excel Online. Change the default width or use AutoFit Column Width option in Excel.

Excel cells will hold your text as you enter them, however, if the text is long, it can run into other cells. You will need to make the Excel cells fit the text.

How to wrap text in Excel manually with line breaks. 1. To manually break up the text to move it onto another line, first double click on the cell, in the spot where you want to make the line break.