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2.  Formatting applied to spreadsheet for the purpose of organizing and clarifying information.  Data presented in a uniform and consistent format  Easier to understand than data presented with random formats.  Applied to pages, columns, rows, cell ranges, and cells. 2

3.  Headers or Footers are used to add identifying information to a spreadsheet. ◦ May include:  Title of company  Date  Page number  Time of creation or update  Contact information 3 Footer Example

4.  Left Justification ◦ Applied to cells formatted as Labels.  Indent ◦ Applied to cell data to emphasize subcategories ◦ Itemized list of expenses in a budget  Right Justification ◦ Applied to cell formatted as Values. ◦ Values should be formatted uniformly ◦ Values can be formatted for a set number of decimal places with or without a comma separator  Center ◦ Applied to titles and column headings 4

5.  Wrap text - used to align multi-line text within a cell  Merge -used to combine two or more cells. ◦ Center is the default alignment when cells are merged 5

6.  Column Width ◦ Column Width is adjusted to fit the longest entry. ◦ Double click on the border between the 2 column heading ◦ When the ##### symbols appear in a cell, this indicates that the width is too small to display the contents. 6

7. Borders and Shading  are used to emphasize and organize information, and  can be applied to columns, rows, cell ranges, or individual cells These lines are Borders!  Reminder: select the columns, rows, or cells on which you want to apply Borders and Shading 7

8.  Columns and Rows can be ◦ Inserted ◦ Copied ◦ Pasted ◦ Deleted  Cell Data can be ◦ Cleared ◦ Copied ◦ Pasted 8

9.  Renaming a spreadsheet tab adds a descriptive identifier to the spreadsheet  The Reordering of spreadsheet tabs is helpful in organizing and clarifying information 9