Use a Toolbar

Excel has a number of toolbars with buttons you can click to access commands quickly.

In Excel for Windows, two toolbars appear automatically: the Standard toolbar and the Formatting toolbar.

In Excel for Mac OS, one toolbar and a palette appear automatically: the Standard toolbar and the Formatting Palette.

You can point to a button to see what it's for.

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