diff --git a/NAMESPACE b/NAMESPACE
index 6be919114..b50f8c49b 100644
--- a/NAMESPACE
+++ b/NAMESPACE
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export(current_sheet)
 export(dataframe_to_dims)
 export(delete_data)
 export(dims_to_dataframe)
+export(dims_to_rowcol)
 export(fmt_txt)
 export(get_cell_refs)
 export(get_date_origin)
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ export(read_sheet_names)
 export(read_xlsx)
 export(read_xml)
 export(remove_comment)
+export(rowcol_to_dims)
 export(style_mgr)
 export(styles_on_sheet)
 export(temp_xlsx)
diff --git a/R/utils.R b/R/utils.R
index 2eee22d75..4280b527f 100644
--- a/R/utils.R
+++ b/R/utils.R
@@ -172,10 +172,15 @@ random_string <- function(n = 1, length = 16, pattern = "[A-Za-z0-9]", keep_seed
   return(res)
 }
 
-#' row and col to dims
+#' dims helpers
+#' @description Internal helpers to (de)construct a dims argument from/to a row
+#'  and column vector. Exported for user convenience.
+#' @name dims_helper
 #' @param x a dimension object "A1" or "A1:A1"
 #' @param as_integer optional if the output should be returned as interger
-#' @noRd
+#' @examples
+#' dims_to_rowcol("A1:J10")
+#' @export
 dims_to_rowcol <- function(x, as_integer = FALSE) {
 
   dims <- x
@@ -230,10 +235,12 @@ rowcol_to_dim <- function(row, col) {
   stringi::stri_join(min_col, min_row)
 }
 
-#' row and col to dims
+#' @rdname dims_helper
 #' @param row a numeric vector of rows
 #' @param col a numeric or character vector of cols
-#' @noRd
+#' @examples
+#' rowcol_to_dims(1:10, 1:10)
+#' @export
 rowcol_to_dims <- function(row, col) {
 
   # no assert for col. will output character anyways
diff --git a/man/dims_helper.Rd b/man/dims_helper.Rd
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0410f8ae9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/dims_helper.Rd
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
+% Please edit documentation in R/utils.R
+\name{dims_helper}
+\alias{dims_helper}
+\alias{dims_to_rowcol}
+\alias{rowcol_to_dims}
+\title{dims helpers}
+\usage{
+dims_to_rowcol(x, as_integer = FALSE)
+
+rowcol_to_dims(row, col)
+}
+\arguments{
+\item{x}{a dimension object "A1" or "A1:A1"}
+
+\item{as_integer}{optional if the output should be returned as interger}
+
+\item{row}{a numeric vector of rows}
+
+\item{col}{a numeric or character vector of cols}
+}
+\description{
+Internal helpers to (de)construct a dims argument from/to a row
+and column vector. Exported for user convenience.
+}
+\examples{
+dims_to_rowcol("A1:J10")
+rowcol_to_dims(1:10, 1:10)
+}