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Formatting Cells

Reviewing or working with the data in your worksheets might not be high on the list of tasks you do with great enthusiasm, but you can make your work in Excel visually interesting by formatting the cells in your worksheets. To add continuity to the design, you can use the predefined formats that match the main theme used in the document. You can also modify the formatting by choosing different fonts and adding emphasis such as italicized or bold type, adding borders and color to the cells, and aligning your data for the greatest clarity.

Format Some Cells

1. Select the cells you want to format with the same formatting.

2. On the Home tab, ...