Applying Basic Data Formatting in Excel 2010

Overview/Description
Excel 2010 provides a number of tools and features that allow you to visually enhance the appearance of worksheets and workbooks. Data and cells can be manipulated and customized using various positioning and formatting features. This course explores the processing of formatting cells and text, using tools such as the format painter and changing the way text is presented in order for it to be more visually appealing. This course also explains the various options for formatting numbers in Excel 2010.

Target Audience
Individuals and business users with basic computer literacy

Expected Duration (hours)
1.0

Lesson Objectives

Applying Basic Data Formatting in Excel 2010

apply basic text formatting

apply and copy cell formatting

recognize how alignment commands change the position of text

apply and modify number formats

match number formats with examples

format text and cells

align text in a cell

modify and apply a number format