How To Do A Carriage Return (Enter) In Excel Posted on by Webmaster IT Support Forum › Forums › Windows › Windows 7 › Applications › How To Do A Carriage Return (Enter) In Excel Tagged: Carriage Return, Microsoft Excel This topic has 0 replies, 1 voice, and was last updated 9 years, 4 months ago by Webmaster. Viewing 0 reply threads Author Posts August 4, 2014 at 1:31 pm #650 WebmasterKeymaster By default, when you hit enter in Microsoft Excel it moves to the next cell instead of doing a carriage return (new line) within the current cell. To do a carriage return within an Excel cell, press Alt + Enter. Author Posts Viewing 0 reply threads You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In