How do I wrap text to the next page instead of having a page break and lots of blank space in excel?

Taylor 20 Reputation points
2025-08-30T10:12:12.78+00:00

I would like to print a table that I created in Excel. Some of the row heights are large and do not wrap to the next page. Instead they leave a large blank space at the bottom of the page (a page break) and the next page begins anew with more rows. How can I make the rows wrap to the next page, please? Thank you, in advance.

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For home | Windows
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Randy Baroja 20,775 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2025-08-30T10:45:43.4+00:00

Hi Taylor,

Nice to meet you! My name is Randy and I'm an independent advisor.

Excel does not allow splitting a single row across multiple pages, so if you see large blank spaces when printing, try these workarounds: reduce the row height by adjusting word wrap or font size, enable Shrink to Fit in cell formatting (Ctrl+1 > Alignment), adjust scaling under Page Layout > Page Setup to fit rows more efficiently, or split long text into multiple rows so Excel can print them continuously across pages.

Kind regards,

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