How to: Specify Row Height or Column Width
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Row
This example demonstrates how to control the row height on a worksheet.
Set Height for Individual Rows
Use the row’s Row.Height property or the CellRange.RowHeight property of the cell or cell range object to set the row height in the workbook’s units of measure.
Note
If the row height is set to 0, the row is hidden. You can also use the Row.Visible property to hide a row or display the hidden row again (see How to: Show or Hide a Row or Column).
AutoFit Row Height
To automatically change the row height to fit the contents, use the row’s Row.AutoFit method. To quickly autofit several rows on a worksheet, use the RowCollection.AutoFit method.
Use the SpreadsheetCellOptions.AutoFitMergedCellRowHeight property to enable the AutoFit functionality for rows that have cells merged across and containing wrapped text.
Match the Height of Two Rows
To match one row height to another, make their Row.Height property values equal.
Set the Default Row Height
To set the default height for worksheet rows, use the Worksheet.DefaultRowHeight property. This property does not affect rows with an explicitly specified height.
Set the Height for All Rows on a Worksheet
To change the height of all rows on a worksheet, use the CellRange.RowHeight property of the Column object corresponding to any column on a worksheet. This sets the height of all rows to the same value, overriding all previously applied row height settings.
// Set the height of the 3rd row to 50 points
workbook.Unit = DevExpress.Office.DocumentUnit.Point;
worksheet.Rows[2].Height = 50;
// Set the height of the row that contains the "C5" cell to 2 inches.
workbook.Unit = DevExpress.Office.DocumentUnit.Inch;
worksheet.Cells["C5"].RowHeight = 2;
// Set the height of the 7th row to the height of the 3rd row.
worksheet.Rows["7"].Height = worksheet.Rows["3"].Height;
// Set the default row height to 30 points.
workbook.Unit = DevExpress.Office.DocumentUnit.Point;
worksheet.DefaultRowHeight = 30;
Column
This example demonstrates how to control the column width on a worksheet.
Set the Width for Individual Columns
To specify a column width in characters of the default font specified by the built-in Normal style, use the column’s Column.WidthInCharacters property, or the CellRange.ColumnWidthInCharacters property of the cell or cell range object.
To specify a column width in pixels, use the column’s Column.WidthInPixels property.
To set a column width in other measurement units, first set the IWorkbook.Unit property to the DocumentUnit enumeration member that corresponds to the desired units, then use the column’s Column.Width property, or the CellRange.ColumnWidth property of the cell or cell range object.
Note
If a column width is set to 0, the column is hidden. You can also use the Column.Visible property to hide a column or display the hidden column again (see the How to: Show or Hide a Row or Column document).
AutoFit Column Width
To automatically change the column width to fit the contents, use the columns’s Column.AutoFit method. To quickly autofit several columns on a worksheet, use the ColumnCollection.AutoFit method.
Match the Width of Two Columns
To match one column width to another, you can use the Column.Width property or CellRange.CopyFrom method of the column object.
Set the Default Column Width
To set the default width for worksheet columns, use the Worksheet.DefaultColumnWidthInCharacters, Worksheet.DefaultColumnWidthInPixels or Worksheet.DefaultColumnWidth property. These properties do not affect columns with an explicitly specified width.
Set the Width for All Columns on a Worksheet
To change the width of all columns on a worksheet, use the CellRange.ColumnWidthInCharacters or CellRange.ColumnWidth property of the Row object corresponding to any row on a worksheet. This sets the width of all columns to the same value, overriding all previously applied column width settings.
// Set the "B" column width to 30 characters of the default font that is specified by the Normal style.
worksheet.Columns["B"].WidthInCharacters = 30;
// Set the "C" column width to 15 millimeters.
workbook.Unit = DevExpress.Office.DocumentUnit.Millimeter;
worksheet.Columns["C"].Width = 15;
// Set the width of the column that contains the "E15" cell to 100 points.
workbook.Unit = DevExpress.Office.DocumentUnit.Point;
worksheet.Cells["E15"].ColumnWidth = 100;
// Set the width of all columns that contain the "F4:H7" cell range (the "F", "G" and "H" columns) to 70 points.
worksheet.Range["F4:H7"].ColumnWidth = 70;
// Set the "J" column width to the "B" column width value.
worksheet.Columns["J"].Width = worksheet.Columns["B"].Width;
// Copy the "C" column width value and assign it to the "K" column width.
worksheet.Columns["K"].CopyFrom(worksheet.Columns["C"], PasteSpecial.ColumnWidths);
// Set the default column width to 40 pixels.
worksheet.DefaultColumnWidthInPixels = 40;