Learn About Cell Formats
“Format” is a nebulous word when it comes to table cells because it can refer to different things. A cell’s format defines its look, such as its background fill and border color and thickness. A cell’s format also describes how its data should look—such as whether there are dollar signs on numbers.
In this chapter, I cover the details of basic cell formats—background fills and borders—and demystify the sometimes puzzling interaction between Cell Borders and gridlinesCell Borders I also explain one of my (and soon to be one of your) favorite features in Use Conditional Highlighting, which explains how to apply cell formatting that changes based on a cell’s content.
Apply Basic Cell Formats
You can use cell borders and ...
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