Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated August 24, 2024)
This tip applies to Excel 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2021, and Excel in Microsoft 365
It is not unusual to use macros to process data and format output in a workbook. If you use macros to do this type of work, you may be interested in changing the height of a row using a macro. If so, you should pay attention to the RowHeight property. This property, when applied to a Row object, indicates the height of the row in points.
For instance, the following code snippet steps through the rows in a selection and sets the height of each row to 36 points (one-half inch):
For Each r In ActiveWindow.RangeSelection.Rows r.RowHeight = 36 Next r
If you prefer not to step through each of the rows, you could use the following single line to adjust the row height:
Selection.RowHeight = 36
Either approach sets the height of all the rows that were selected when the code is executed. If you want your macro to adjust a specific range of rows, then you can specify the rows directly in the code:
ActiveSheet.Rows("3:34").RowHeight = 36
Note:
ExcelTips is your source for cost-effective Microsoft Excel training. This tip (9239) applies to Microsoft Excel 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2021, and Excel in Microsoft 365. You can find a version of this tip for the older menu interface of Excel here: Setting Row Height in a Macro.
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