Excel for Mac: Insert line break

In Excel for Mac, you can insert a line break using a keyboard shortcut or automatically

Insert line break in Excel for Mac via shortcut

Quickly insert a line break in Excel for Mac using a shortcut.

• Highlight the desired cell and start typing.

• If you want to continue in the next row, press “ctrl” + “option” + Enter on your Mac keyboard.

• Even if you change the column width, this line break remains.

Automatic line break in Excel for Mac

If you want Excel to automatically insert a line break at the end of a cell, proceed as follows:

• Mark the desired rows:

• Select “Line break” under “Alignment” in the “Start” tab at the top.

• If you then change the width of the column, Excel will automatically move the line break.