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Chapter 1 - Excel - McGraw-Hill

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HOW TO: Apply Cell Styles to a Range of<br />

Cells<br />

1. Select the cell or cell range where you want to apply<br />

a Cell Style.<br />

2. Click the More button or the Cell Styles button<br />

[Home tab, Styles group] to display the Cell Styles<br />

gallery (Figure 1-35).<br />

3. Select a style to apply to the selected cell(s)<br />

(Figure 1-36).<br />

• When you position your pointer on a Cell Style<br />

in the Cell Styles gallery, <strong>Excel</strong> provides a live<br />

preview of the style by temporarily applying the<br />

style to the selected cell(s).<br />

More button<br />

1-35 More button<br />

Workbook Themes<br />

1-36 Cell Syles gallery<br />

Applying a theme to a workbook formats a workbook quickly and applies a consistent design<br />

to the entire workbook. Themes include three combined elements: colors, fonts, and effects.<br />

The Themes gallery includes several themes to format a workbook; the default theme is called<br />

Off ice. Themes can be customized, and you can individually change theme colors, theme fonts,<br />

or theme effects. Additional themes are available online.<br />

HOW TO: Apply Themes to a Workbook<br />

1. Open the workbook.<br />

2. Click the Theme button [Page Layout tab, Themes group] to display the<br />

Themes gallery (Figure 1-37).<br />

• Place your pointer on a theme to temporarily apply a live preview of the<br />

theme in your workbook.<br />

3. Select a theme to apply to a workbook.<br />

• You can individually apply theme colors, theme fonts, or theme effects<br />

by clicking the Colors, Fonts, and Effects buttons [Page Layout tab,<br />

Themes group] and selecting from the drop-down lists.<br />

MORE INFO<br />

Themes change the colors that are available in a workbook. Place your<br />

pointer over each button in the Themes group on the Page Layout tab to<br />

view the current theme.<br />

1-37 Themes gallery<br />

SLO 1.4 Formatting a Worksheet E1-23

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