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How to Autofit Columns Using Macros in Excel

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How to Autofit Columns Using Macros in Excel | MyExcelOnline

My column widths are all over the place and I want to make it look more presentable. Did you know you can autofit columns using Macros in Excel?

And with this cool trick, it can be done in just one click!

Make sure your Excel has the Developer Tab enabled following this tutorial.

I explain how you can do this below step by step!

What does it do?

Autofit all columns to fit to its contents

Copy Source Code:


Sub AutoFitAllColumns()
Activate
Cells.Select

'See the magic happen!
Cells.EntireColumn.AutoFit
End Sub

Final Result: 

How to Autofit Columns Using Macros in Excel

Exercise Workbook:

How to Autofit Columns Using Macros in Excel | MyExcelOnline

Download excel workbookHow-to-Autofit-Columns.xlsm


STEP 1: Go to Developer > Code > Visual Basic

How to Insert Multiple Columns Using Macros in Excel

 

STEP 2: Make sure Sheet2 is selected as we want to autofit the columns there.

Paste in your code and Select Save. Close the window afterwards.

How to Autofit Columns Using Macros in Excel

 

STEP 3: Let us test it out!

Open the sheet containing the data. Go to Developer > Code > Macros

How to Autofit Columns Using Macros in Excel

 

Make sure your macro is selected. Click Run.

How to Autofit Columns Using Macros in Excel

 

With just one click, all of the columns are automatically fitted now!

How to Autofit Columns Using Macros in Excel

 

How to Autofit Columns Using Macros in Excel

 

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