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Introduction | Standard Toolbar | Formatting Toolbar | Navigating | Simple Formulas
Rows & Columns
| Sorting | Cell Formatting | Charts

Formatting Toolbar:

  1. Font:
    Change the font of the selected cell(s)
  2. Size:
    Change the font size of the selection
  3. Bold:
    Put the selection in bold face
  4. Italics:
    Italicize the selection
  5. Underline:
    Underline the selection
  6. Align Left:
    Align the current selection to the left
  7. Center:
    Align the current selection to the center
  8. Align Right:
    Align the current selection to the right
  9. Merge & Center:
    Combine two selected cells into one new cell that spans the width of both and center the contents of this new cell
  10. Currency Style:
    Change the style in which currency is displayed
  11. Percent Style:
    Change the style in which percents are displayed
  12. Decrease Indent:
    Decrease the indent of a cell by approximately one character
  13. Border:
    Add or alter the style of borders to format a cell with
  14. Fill Color:
    Select a color to fill the background of a cell with
  15. Font Color:
    Select a color to apply to a selection of text
You now have a basic understanding of the toolbars, but still have a huge window of cells in front of you. What can you do with them? Cells can contain text, numbers, or formulas (don't worry about formulas quite yet). To refer to a particular cell, you call it by its column letter, and then by its row letter. For example, the cell in the uppermost left corner would be "A1." The current cell(s) will always be listed in the "Name Box," which appears on the left below the toolbars.

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