* Fitting Text to a Cell You may have noticed looking at our sample spreadsheet, that there are some cells that contain data that appears ‘cut off’ and another section where the text appears to run over several columns. Go ahead and experiment with different combinations of font types and sizes and apply bold, italic, underline, color change, to selected text in Excel. Study the image below and see if you can identify these changes: I have also changed the font color of the Profile column. I have modified the sample spreadsheet to apply bold to the headings and italics to the contents of the Salary column. To change the font color, you need to click on the selection arrow next to the underlined capital A and select the color you wish to use from the selection.Īll these options have been circled in blue in the image below: Bold is indicated by a capital letter B, Italic by a capital cursive letter I and Underline, by the letter U with a line underneath. Select the relevant option(s) in the Font group by clicking the relevant button(s). Select the text you wish to apply bold, italic, underline or a different font color to.Ģ. We can also change the color of text, for example, you may want to make a total on a spreadsheet that is negative, a red font, and a positive total, a green font, to make the spreadsheet easier to understand.ġ. To do this we use bold, italics and underline. Size isn’t everything, and sometimes your text needs that little bit extra to really give it emphasis. By clicking on the number 16 in the list, I have changed the headings in my spreadsheet to a font size of 16. These options are circled in blue in the image below:ģ. In the Font group, either click the ‘Grow Font’ or ‘Shrink Font’ button (the large A and small A in the Font group) until your text is the required size, or select a specific pre-set size from the ‘Font Size’ dropdown list. Select the cell or cells containing the text you wish to make bigger (or smaller).Ģ. You can also change the size of your text by making heading text larger or specific sections of text smaller. When you are happy with the look of a specific font, click on the select that font to apply it. If you hover your mouse cursor over the different font names in the list, you will have a live preview of what that font will look like if you apply it to your text.Ĥ.
This will open a list of all the fonts you have available.ģ.
To change the Font type, select the cell or cells you wish to modify, click the Home tab and then in the Font group, click the dropdown arrow next to the font name (circled in blue in the example below). Below is an image of the unformatted sheet (scroll to the end of this tutorial to see the finished product):Ģ. For the purposes of this exercise, we will be using a sample spreadsheet that contains no formatting to demonstrate the difference formatting text will make to it. Open a spreadsheet that contains some data or add data to a new spreadsheet. Using font options, you can make your spreadsheet look attractive, make it easier to read, emphasize certain pieces of text or headings and differentiate different types of data.ġ.
So if you thought Excel was only for number crunchers and not for creative people, hopefully this tutorial will prove you just a little bit wrong.
* Experimenting with Font Options Font options in Excel allow you to change the font type, size, make text bold, italic and/or underlined.
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We also examine, once you have created a format that works for you, how to replicate your custom formatting over unformatted text. You can do this by applying formatting to text, including changing the font type and size, font color, text alignment, merging cells, wrapping text and using the fit to cell feature. Making your spreadsheet easy to read and understand is essential. Formatting Text in Excel Tutorial – Free Excel 2010 Tutorial – Entering Data Formatting Text in Excel Tutorial Free Online Microsoft Excel Tutorial
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