To Change the Look of the Data View

Data View displays external data linked to drawing objects. You can change Data View, for example, to make a column narrower to fit better on your screen or to widen a column to display all the text.

To change the width of a column in Data View

  1. Move the cursor to the divider line next to the title of the column.
  2. When the cursor becomes the double arrow, click and drag the column to the desired width.

To change the formatting of cells in a column in Data View

  1. Click the title of the column to select the column.
  2. In the Data View, click Format menu Column.
  3. In the Column dialog box, select the font, cell colors, text colors, border, and alignment options you want.
  4. Click OK.