Lesson 2: Entering Excel Formulas and Formatting Data
[h=4]EXERCISE 10
[h=4]Change the Font
Select cells B2 to E3.
Choose the Home tab.
Click the down arrow next to the Font box. A list of fonts appears. As you scroll down the list of fonts, Excel provides a preview of the font in the cell you selected.
Find and click Times New Roman in the Font box. Note: If Times New Roman is your default font, click another font. Excel changes the font in the selected cells.
[h=4]Change the Font Size
Select cell B2.
Choose the Home tab.
Click the down arrow next to the Font Size box. A list of font sizes appears. As you scroll up or down the list of font sizes, Excel provides a preview of the font size in the cell you selected.
Click 26. Excel changes the font size in cell B2 to 26.
[h=4]Change the Font Color
Select cells B2 to E3.
Choose the Home tab.
Click the down arrow next to the Font Color button
.
Click on the color white. Your font color changes to white.
Your worksheet should look like the one shown here.
Lesson 2: Entering Excel Formulas and Formatting Data
[h=4]EXERCISE 12
[h=4]Bold with the Ribbon
[h=4]Bold with the Ribbon [h=4]
Type Bold in cell A1.
Click the check mark located on the Formula bar.
Choose the Home tab.
Click the Bold button
. Excel bolds the contents of the cell.
Click the Bold button
again if you wish to remove the bold.
[h=4]Italicize with the Ribbon
Type Italic in cell B1.
Click the check mark located on the Formula bar.
Choose the Home tab.
Click the Italic button
. Excel italicizes the contents of the cell.
Click the Italic button
again if you wish to remove the italic.
[h=4]Underline with the Ribbon Microsoft Excel provides two types of underlines. The exercises that follow illustrate them.
Single Underline:
Type Underline in cell C1.
Click the check mark located on the Formula bar.
Choose the Home tab.
Click the Underline button
. Excel underlines the contents of the cell.
Click the Underline button
again if you wish to remove the underline.
[h=4]Double Underline
Type Underline in cell D1.
Click the check mark located on the Formula bar.
Choose the Home tab.
Click the down arrow next to the Underline button
and then click Double Underline. Excel double-underlines the contents of the cell. Note that the Underline button changes to the button shown here
, a D with a double underline under it. Then next time you click the Underline button, you will get a double underline. If you want a single underline, click the down arrow next to the Double Underline button
and then choose Underline.
Click the double underline button again if you wish to remove the double underline.
Lesson 2: Entering Excel Formulas and Formatting Data
Alternate Method: Bold with Shortcut Keys
Type Bold in cell A2.
Click the check mark located on the Formula bar.
Hold down the Ctrl key while pressing "b" (Ctrl+b). Excel bolds the contents of the cell.
Press Ctrl+b again if you wish to remove the bolding.
[h=4]Alternate Method: Italicize with Shortcut Keys
Type Italic in cell B2. Note: Because you previously entered the word Italic in column B, Excel may enter the word in the cell automatically after you type the letter I. Excel does this to speed up your data entry.
Click the check mark located on the Formula bar.
Hold down the Ctrl key while pressing "i" (Ctrl+i). Excel italicizes the contents of the cell.
Press Ctrl+i again if you wish to remove the italic formatting.
[h=4]Alternate Method: Underline with Shortcut Keys
Type Underline in cell C2.
Click the check mark located on the Formula bar.
Hold down the Ctrl key while pressing "u" (Ctrl+u). Excel applies a single underline to the cell contents.
Press Ctrl+u again if you wish to remove the underline.
[h=4]Bold, Italicize, and Underline with Shortcut Keys
Type All three in cell D2.
Click the check mark located on the Formula bar.
Hold down the Ctrl key while pressing "b" (Ctrl+b). Excel bolds the cell contents.
Hold down the Ctrl key while pressing "i" (Ctrl+i). Excel italicizes the cell contents.
Hold down the Ctrl key while pressing "u" (Ctrl+u). Excel applies a single underline to the cell contents.