Center text across multiple columns
![Center text across multiple columns example in Excel for Microsoft 365 Center text across multiple columns example in Excel 365](/images/tips/274/1.png)
This feature is most useful when you have text in a cell that you use as a label or title for a range. Centering the text across the range makes it easier to see that the label or title applies to the entire range.
To center text across multiple columns, do the following:
1. Select a range that consists of the text and the cells across which you want to center this text.
![Selected text and cells in Excel for Microsoft 365 Selected text and cells in Excel 365](/images/tips/274/2.png)
2. On the Home tab, in the Alignment group, click the dialog box launcher:
![Alignment in Excel for Microsoft 365 Alignment in Excel 365](/images/tips/excel_button365/alignment.png)
3. In the Format Cells dialog box, on the Alignment tab, click the Horizontal list and then select Center Across Selection in it:
![Format Cells in Excel for Microsoft 365 Format Cells in Excel 365](/images/tips/274/3_365.png)
4. Click OK.
See also this tip in French: Centrer le texte sur plusieurs colonnes.