Set Font Formatting

Font formatting changes the way individual characters of text appear. By default, Excel 2003 for Windows uses 10 point Arial font; Excel 2004 for Mac OS uses 10 point Verdana font. You can change the font settings applied to any combination of worksheet cells.

In our worksheets, we'll make the column and row headings bold and larger so they really stand out. We'll also change the font applied to the entire worksheet to something a little more interesting.

Drag to select cells A1 to A28.

Hold down the Ctrl (Windows) or Command ...

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