Insert Line Break in Excel To move to a new line in an Excel cell, simply type text in the cell as normal and then press enter while holding down the alt key.

Click the cell with your cursor to add a new paragraph into the same cell. As opposed to starting a new paragraph in a new cell, this process adds text into the existing cell.

Learn how to insert a diagonal line to a cell in Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets using the Border feature, Drawing tool, Sparkline function, etc.