Microsoft® Excel® 2010 Plain & Simple

Chapter 7. Formatting the Cell

In this section:

• Formatting Cell Contents

• Adding Cell Backgrounds and ShadingDefining Cell Styles

• Defining Cell Styles and Aligning and Orienting Cell Contents

• “Applying Conditional Formatting”

• Displaying Data Bars, Icon Sets, or Color Scales Based on Cell Values

• Copying Formats with Format Painter

• Merging or Splitting Cells or Data

Microsoft Excel 2010 helps you manage large quantities of data with ease. One of the ways you can accomplish this is by changing how the program displays the data in your worksheet. For example, you can easily change the size of characters displayed in a cell, add color to emphasize important cells, or change the orientation of text within a cell. Excel 2010 also enables you to change ...