1. Excel 2010 Formatting Cells
In this lesson you will learn how to format text and cells. How to add a border and color to a cell, align data in a cell, and how to Merge & Center cells.
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2. To Change the Font Select the cells you want to modify.
Click the drop-down arrow next to the font command on the Home tab. The font drop-down menu appears.
Move your mouse over the various fonts. A live preview of the font will appear in the worksheet.
Select the font you want to use.
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3. To Change the Font Size Select the cells you want to modify.
Click the drop-down arrow next to the font size command on the Home tab. The font drop-down menu appears.
Move your mouse over the various fonts. A live preview of the font will appear in the worksheet.
Select the font you want to use.
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4. To Bold, Italicize, & Underline Text
Select the cells you want to modify.
Click the Bold (B), Italic (I), or Underline (U) command on the Home tab.
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5. To Change the Font Color
Select the cells you want to modify.
Click the drop-down arrow next to the font color command on the Home tab. The color menu appears.
Move your mouse over the various font colors. A live preview of the color will appear in the worksheet.
Select the font color you want to use.
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6. To Add a Fill Color Select the cells you want to modify.
Click the drop-down arrow next to the fill color command on the Home tab. The color menu appears.
Move your mouse over the various font colors. A live preview of the color will appear in the worksheet.
Select the font color you want to use.
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7. To Change Horizontal Text Alignment
Select the cells you want to modify.
Select one of the three horizontal Alignment commands on the Home tab.
Align Text Left: Aligns text to the left of the cell.
Center: Aligns text to the center of the cell.
Align Text Right: Aligns text to the right of the cell.
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8. To Change Vertical Text Alignment
Select the cells you want to modify.
Select one of the three horizontal Alignment commands on the Home tab.
Top Align: Aligns text to the top of the cell.
Middle Align: Aligns text to the middle of the cell. Bottom Align: Aligns text to the bottom of the cell. .
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9. To Add a Border Select the cells you want to modify.
Click the drop-down arrow next to the Borders command on the Home tab. The border drop-down menu appears.
Select the border style you want to use.
Excel 2010 / Mr. Bitenas

10. To Format Numbers and Dates
Select the cells you want to modify.
Click the drop-down arrow next to the Number Format command on the Home tab.
3. Select the number format you want.
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11. Merges selected cells into one cell and centers the text.
To Merge & Center
Merges selected cells into one cell and centers the text.
STEP 1: Select the cells you want to merge together.
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12. To Merge & Center
STEP 2: Select the Merge & Center command on the Home tab.
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13. To Merge & Center
STEP 3: The selected cells will be merged and the text will be centered.
Excel 2010 / Mr. Bitenas