Enter the desired column width in the "Standard column width" field. By default, the field is filled with 8.43. For instance, if you want all columns to be 10 points wide, enter 10 in the field.

In this example, Excel's default column width isn't wide enough to show all the text in column A. Excel offers two well-known ways to adjust your columns' widths .

Change the default width for all columns in a worksheet by clicking the worksheet's tab at the bottom Excel and returning to the menu that displays the formatting options as described previously.

At times, you might want to copy column width from the source to another spreadsheet in Excel on Windows 11/10 computers. If so, you can follow this step-by-step guide to know which option to use ...