When you enter longer text than will fit in a normal Excel cell, the excess text either carries over into the next blank cell or is truncated by adjacent data. You have several options to remedy this.

Microsoft Excel 2010 does not include a bullet button on the command ribbon. However, you can still create an indented, bulleted list using shortcut keystrokes. Microsoft Office also allows you to ...

It may be needed that you want to type multiple lines of text a particular cell. The main concern lies in the fact that under Excel when you press the Enter Key, the cursor will move to the next cell.