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.

To move to the next line while staying in the same cell, you’ll need to add a new line of text in the Excel cell. Press Alt + Enter on Windows devices; on Mac devices, press Ctrl + Option + Return.

It may be needed that you want to type multiple lines of text a particular cell. The main concern lies in the fact that under Excel when you press the Enter Key, the cursor will move to the next cell.

Press alt-Enter at the end of each line. Excel moves to the next line—but not the next cell—adjusting the height of the cell as needed to include your text.