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Worksheet Formatting 7
n Ctrl+U: Underline
n Ctrl+5: Strikethrough
These shortcut keys act as a toggle. For example, you can turn bold on and off by repeatedly pressing
Ctrl+B.
Changing text alignment
The contents of a cell can be aligned horizontally and vertically. By default, Excel aligns numbers to the
right and text to the left. All cells use bottom alignment, by default.
Overriding these defaults is a simple matter. The most commonly used alignment commands are in the
Home ➪ Alignment group of the Ribbon. Use the Alignment tab of the Format Cells dialog box for even
more options (see Figure 7.5).
FIGURE 7.5
The full range of alignment options are available in the Alignment tab of the Format Cells dialog box.
Using Multiple Formatting Styles in a Single Cell
If a cell contains text, Excel also enables you to format individual characters in the cell. To do so, switch to Edit
mode (double-click the cell) and then select the characters that you want to format. You can select characters
either by dragging the mouse over them or by pressing the Shift key as you press the left- or right-arrow key.
When you’ve selected the characters for format, use any of the standard formatting techniques. The changes
apply only to the selected characters in the cell. This technique doesn’t work with cells that contain values or
formulas.
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