Hi Stephen. If you select the cell(s), then go to the Format>Cells dialog box and click on the Alignment tab, there's a checkbox for "Wrap Text"....put a check in there, then click OK...then adjust the row to the height you want, and the text will wrap to two lines when you reach that height. Linda Publisher ~ ABC ~ All 'Bout Computers Owner ~ Linda's Computer Stop http://personal-computer-tutor.com FREE MS Office eBook Tutorial http://personal-computer-tutor.com/library.htm -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Stephen Doyle Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2003 6:17 PM To: Microsoft Office Freelist Subject: [mso] Excel Question How do I format a cell so that the writing is sideways but also in two lines. I've used Format/cells/orientation/-90 and can get one line, but need two. TIA Cheers Stephen Doyle ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?Subject=unsubscribe Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************