Question

I am using this code with PHPExcel to break a text into multiple lines in a cell (if needed).

$excelSheetRowNumber = 1;
$col = 'A';
$objPHPExcel->getActiveSheet()->setCellValue($col . $excelSheetRowNumber, $task->getName());
$objPHPExcel->getActiveSheet()->getStyle($col . $excelSheetRowNumber)->getAlignment()->setWrapText(true);

The only problem is that if the text is wrapped, the last line is shown by default. I would like to have the first line to be shown.

To give you an example of what I mean, if I have this long text:

first line first line first line first line second line second line second line

And it gets broken up by PHPExcel like this:

first line first line first line first line 
second line second line second line

what I see in the cell when I open the spreadsheet is:

second line second line second line

as opposed to:

first line first line first line first line

Answer 1

Normally, setting a cell to autowrap will also set the row to autofit. I’m unable to replicate your problem: what writer are you using?

However, you might try:

$objPHPExcel->getActiveSheet()
    ->getStyle($col . $excelSheetRowNumber)
    ->getAlignment()
    ->setVertical(PHPExcel_Style_Alignment::VERTICAL_TOP);