Range.AutoFit Method

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Changes the width of the columns in the range or the height of the rows in the range to achieve the best fit.

Syntax

expression.AutoFit

expression   A variable that represents a Range object.

Return Value
Variant

Remarks

The Range object must be a row or a range of rows, or a column or a range of columns. Otherwise, this method generates an error.

One unit of column width is equal to the width of one character in the Normal style.

Example

This example changes the width of columns A through I on Sheet1 to achieve the best fit.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Worksheets("Sheet1").Columns("A:I").AutoFit

This example changes the width of columns A through E on Sheet1 to achieve the best fit, based only on the contents of cells A1:E1.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Worksheets("Sheet1").Range("A1:E1").Columns.AutoFit

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