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5855
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Aug 27, 2025

can't drag to change row height or column width

excel won't allow me to select the boundary of a row or column to drag it to the height or width I want.  It never gives me the cross, only highlights the cell. 

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  • To change row height by dragging, move the mouse pointer over the bottom edge of the row number at the left side of the worksheet, not over the bottom edge of a cell:

    Then click, hold and drag.

    Similarly, to change column width by dragging, move the mouse pointer over the right edge of the column letter at the top of the worksheet:

     

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