{"id":5119,"date":"2020-03-26T12:38:44","date_gmt":"2020-03-26T12:38:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/?p=5119"},"modified":"2024-03-30T11:30:11","modified_gmt":"2024-03-30T11:30:11","slug":"how-to-break-formula","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/formulas\/how-to-break-formula\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Break Formula in Excel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>By beaking a formula, I mean writing a formula in multiple\nrows, instead of one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Usually, when we write some text, we use <strong>Enter<\/strong> to move to the new lines. In\nExcel, it doesn&#8217;t work that way. If you press <strong>Enter<\/strong>, the formula will be executed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To break a formula into multiple smaller chunks, you have to\nperform these steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Click a cell and start typing a formula.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you want to continue the formula in a new\nline, press <strong>Alt + Enter<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Continue typing the formula.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Press Enter to finish, or <strong>Alt + Enter<\/strong> to continue.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"346\" height=\"166\" src=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/formula-in-multiple-lines.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/formula-in-multiple-lines.png 346w, https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/formula-in-multiple-lines-300x144.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 346px) 100vw, 346px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to edit such a formula, you can double-click it,\nor press <strong>F2<\/strong> and use keyboard arrows\nto move inside the same way as with one-line formulas, but this time in two\ndirections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By beaking a formula, I mean writing a formula in multiple rows, instead of one. 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