“How Do I Collapse a Large Cell to a Single Line of Text?”
 
To hide all but the first line of text in a cell, select the cell and choose View → Full Cell Text.


Cells with hidden text end in an ellipsis .

Choose View → Full Cell Text again to view all of the text.

Click in a cell with hidden text to work with all of its text.


When you end editing, the cell reverts to showing just its first line.

 
Tip

The Escape key is the keyboard shortcut for hiding and showing full text.