text: **Try This Yourself:**
  
  *Before starting this exercise*
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  *you MUST open the file E723*
  *Cell Alignment_9.xlsx...*
  
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   Click in cell***A5***
  
  *This cell contains a long text*
  *entry that spills across several*
  *columns…*
  
   Click on the***Expand Formula***
  
  ***Bar***tool 
  formula bar to see all of the 
  text 
  
   to the right of the 
  
   Click on the***Wrap Text***
  
  command 
  ***Alignment***group on the 
  ***Home***tab to wrap the text in 
  cell***A5***
  
   in the 
  
  **5**
  
  *Notice how the row height has*
  *now increased…*
  
   Hold down the 
  
   key and 
  click in cell***E5***to select the 
  range***A5:E5***
  
   Click on the drop arrow 
  
  for***Merge & Centre***
   in the 
  ***Alignment***group and select 
  **Merge Cells**to merge the cells 
  in the range 
  
   Move the mouse pointer to the 
  
  bottom of the row***5***heading 
  border and drag the row height 
  up until you reach***30***points 