Python | Adjusting rows and columns of an excel file using openpyxl module

Last Updated : 11 Jul, 2018

Prerequisites : Excel file using openpyxl writing | reading

Set the height and width of the cells:

Worksheet objects have row_dimensions and column_dimensions attributes that control row heights and column widths. A sheet’s row_dimensions and column_dimensions are dictionary-like values; row_dimensions contains RowDimension objects and column_dimensions contains ColumnDimension objects. In row_dimensions, one can access one of the objects using the number of the row (in this case, 1 or 2). In column_dimensions, one can access one of the objects using the letter of the column (in this case, A or B). Code #1 : Program to set the dimensions of the cells.

Python3

# import openpyxl module
import openpyxl

# Call a Workbook() function of openpyxl 
# to create a new blank Workbook object
wb = openpyxl.Workbook()

# Get workbook active sheet  
# from the active attribute. 
sheet = wb.active

# writing to the specified cell
sheet.cell(row = 1, column = 1).value = ' hello '

sheet.cell(row = 2, column = 2).value = ' everyone '

# set the height of the row
sheet.row_dimensions[1].height = 70

# set the width of the column
sheet.column_dimensions['B'].width = 20

# save the file
wb.save('dimension.xlsx')

Output:

Merging the cells:

A rectangular area of cells can be merged into a single cell with the merge_cells() sheet method. The argument to merge_cells() is a single string of the top-left and bottom-right cells of the rectangular area to be merged. Code #2 : Program to merge the cells.

Python3

import openpyxl
wb = openpyxl.Workbook()
sheet = wb.active

# merge cell from A2 to D4 i.e.
# A2, B2, C2, D2, A3, B3, C3, D3, A4, B4, C4 and D4 .
# A2:D4' merges 12 cells into a single cell. 
sheet.merge_cells('A2:D4')

sheet.cell(row = 2, column = 1).value = 'Twelve cells join together.'

# merge cell C6 and D6
sheet.merge_cells('C6:D6')

sheet.cell(row = 6, column = 6).value = 'Two merge cells.'

wb.save('merge.xlsx')

Output:

Unmerging the cells:

To unmerge cells, call the unmerge_cells() sheet method. Code #3 : Program to unmerge the cells.

Python3

import openpyxl
wb = openpyxl.load_workbook('merge.xlsx')
sheet = wb.active

# unmerge the cells
sheet.unmerge_cells('A2:D4')

sheet.unmerge_cells('C6:D6')

wb.save('merge.xlsx')

Output:

Setting the font styles of the cells:

To customize font styles in cells, important, import the Font() function from the openpyxl.styles module. Code #4 : Program to set the font of the text.

Python3

import openpyxl

# import Font function from openpyxl
from openpyxl.styles import Font

wb = openpyxl.Workbook()
sheet = wb.active

sheet.cell(row = 1, column = 1).value = "Ankit Rai"

# set the size of the cell to 24
sheet.cell(row = 1, column = 1).font = Font(size = 24 )

sheet.cell(row = 2, column = 2).value = "Ankit Rai"

# set the font style to italic
sheet.cell(row = 2, column = 2).font = Font(size = 24, italic = True)

sheet.cell(row = 3, column = 3).value = "Ankit Rai"

# set the font style to bold
sheet.cell(row = 3, column = 3).font = Font(size = 24, bold = True)

sheet.cell(row = 4, column = 4).value = "Ankit Rai"

# set the font name to 'Times New Roman'
sheet.cell(row = 4, column = 4).font = Font(size = 24, name = 'Times New Roman')

wb.save('styles.xlsx')