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To make the columns in a table automatically fit the contents, click on your table. On the Layout tab, in the Cell Size group, click AutoFit, and then click AutoFit Contents. To use the ruler, select a cell in the table, and then drag the markers on the ruler.

Click anywhere in the text. On the Format menu, point to AutoFit Text, and do one of the following: To reduce the point size of text until there is no text in overflow, click Shrink Text On Overflow. To shrink or expand text to fit in the text box when you resize the box, click Best Fit.

Right-click the shape that contains the text that does not fit. On the shortcut menu, click Format AutoShape. In the Format AutoShape dialog, click the Text Box tab. Under Text autofitting, select the option you want.

Right-click the shape that contains the text that does not fit. On the shortcut menu, click Format AutoShape. In the Format AutoShape dialog, click the Text Box tab. Under Text autofitting, select the option you want.

In the properties dialog for the text field, under the Appearance tab you can set the font size to "auto" and the font size will automatically reduce as more text is typed into the field. Under the Options tab you can set the field to "scroll long text" to provide a scroll bar for large amounts of text in a field.

Fitting Text Into Cells Select the cell or cells that you want to format. Make sure the Layout tab of the ribbon is displayed. ... Click the Properties tool in the Table group. ... Select the Cell tab. ... Click on the Options button. ... Make sure the Fit Text check box is selected. Click on OK to close the Cell Options dialog box.

If you want to resize the text, select the text and change the font size on the Home tab. For more precise control, use the desktop version of Word Size options on the Picture Tools Format tab or the Drawing Tools Format tab.