Microsoft Excel 2013 Plain & Simple

Chapter 7. Formatting the cell

In this section:

• Formatting cell contents

• Adding cell backgrounds and shading

• Defining cell styles

• Aligning and orienting cell contents

• Formatting a cell based on conditions

• Displaying data bar and icon set formats

• Copying formats with Format Painter

• Merging or splitting cells or data

Microsoft Excel 2013 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 2013 also enables you to change a cell’s formatting based on the contents of the cell ...