How to make a cell bigger in Google sheets

You can watch a video tutorial here.

Cells in Google sheets are, by default, a uniform size. When formatting a spreadsheet, you may need to increase the size of a cell or cells so that the text is properly displayed. 

Option 1 – Use the column and row headers

Step 1 – Increase the column width

• Move the pointer to the line that borders the column
• When the pointer changes to a double arrow, either double-click or drag the line to the desired width

Step 2 – Increase the row height

• Move the pointer to the line that borders the row
• When the pointer changes to a double arrow, either double-click or drag the line to the desired height

Option 2 – Use the Resize option

Step 1 – Open the Resize window

• Select the column with the cell to be made bigger
• Right-click and select Resize column 

Step 2 – Enter the column width 

• In the box, increase the width of the column
• Click OK

Step 3 – Open the Resize window

• Select the row containing the cell to be made bigger
• Right-click and select Resize row from the context menu

Step 4 – Enter the row height

• In the box, increase the height of the row
• Click OK 

Step 5 – View the result

• The cell has been made bigger by increasing the column width and the row height