1. Pasewark & Pasewark Microsoft Office XP: Introductory Course 1 INTRODUCTORY MICROSOFT EXCEL Lesson 2 – Changing the Appearance of a Worksheet

2. Excel – Lesson 2 Microsoft Office XP: Introductory Course Pasewark & Pasewark 2 Objectives Change column width and row height. Position text within a cell by wrapping, rotating, indenting, and aligning. Change the appearance of cells using fonts, styles, colors, and borders. Designate the format of a cell to accommodate different kinds of text and numerical data.

3. Excel – Lesson 2 Microsoft Office XP: Introductory Course Pasewark & Pasewark 3 Objectives Apply and paint formats. Create and use styles. Find and replace cell formats.

4. Excel – Lesson 2 Microsoft Office XP: Introductory Course Pasewark & Pasewark 4 Terms Used in This Lesson AutoFormat Indented text Rotated text Style Wrapped text

5. Excel – Lesson 2 Microsoft Office XP: Introductory Course Pasewark & Pasewark 5 Change Column Width and Row Height When placing the mouse pointer on the right edge of a column or top of a row it will change to a double-headed arrow. Widen a column or row by dragging the double-headed arrow.

6. Excel – Lesson 2 Microsoft Office XP: Introductory Course Pasewark & Pasewark 6 Position Text Within a Cell Text may be positioned by – Wrapping – Rotating – Indenting – Justifying – Centering – Merging

7. Excel – Lesson 2 Microsoft Office XP: Introductory Course Pasewark & Pasewark 7 Designate the Format of a Cell The format of a cell may be changed by using different: – Fonts – Font sizes – Styles – Colors – Borders

8. Excel – Lesson 2 Microsoft Office XP: Introductory Course Pasewark & Pasewark 8 Apply and Paint Formats You may paint a format that exists in another area of the worksheet. – Select a cell with the desired format. – Click the Format Painter button – Highlight the cells that you want to apply the format to.

9. Excel – Lesson 2 Microsoft Office XP: Introductory Course Pasewark & Pasewark 9 Designate the Format of a Cell – General – Number – Currency – Accounting – Date – Time – Percentage – Fraction – Scientific – Text Cells may be formatted to accommodate different kinds of data:

10. Excel – Lesson 2 Microsoft Office XP: Introductory Course Pasewark & Pasewark 10 Create and Use Styles A style is a combination of formatting characteristics such as alignment, font, border, or pattern. You may apply a style that has already been created in Excel.

11. Excel – Lesson 2 Microsoft Office XP: Introductory Course Pasewark & Pasewark 11 Find and Replace Cell Formats You may also find specific formats in a workbook and replace the format with another format. For example, you may replace all italicized text with bolded text.

12. Excel – Lesson 2 Microsoft Office XP: Introductory Course Pasewark & Pasewark 12 Summary Worksheet columns and rows may be widened to accommodate data that is too large to fit in the cell. You can wrap, rotate, indent, or align the position of text within the cells. The appearance of cell data may be altered by changing the font, font size, and style (bolding, italicizing, and underlining), as well as adding color and borders.

13. Excel – Lesson 2 Microsoft Office XP: Introductory Course Pasewark & Pasewark 13 Summary A cell may be changed to accommodate data in a variety of numerical formats. Formatting characteristics such as alignment, font, border, or pattern may be applied by using the Styles command. Format painting copies the format of a worksheet cell without copying the contents of the cell.

14. Excel – Lesson 2 Microsoft Office XP: Introductory Course Pasewark & Pasewark 14 Summary Various collections of fonts, patterns, and alignments can be applied to a range of data by using the AutoFormat command. The Find and Replace command may be used to change cell formats.