FORMATTING

Formatting (Font,number) and customizing data

Cell formatting The icons on the Home ribbon provide you with  a variety of formatting options. To apply any of these, just select the cell or cells that you want to format, and then click the desired icon.  Commonly used formatting attributes include: Font and size Bold, Italic, Underline Cell borders Background and Font color Alignment: Left, Centre or Right Merge text across multiple cells Wrap text within a cell Rotate angle of text Format number as Currency, Percentage or Decimal Increase or Decrease number of decimal places The Format Painter allows you to copy formatting attributes from one cell to a range of cells.