Developing Professional Worksheets
Centering Text Across Columns (ie – titles)
Drag and Drop to select your range of cells  Format  Cells  Alignment
Tab  Horizontal list box  Center Across Selection  OK
Text-Wrapping:
Format  Cells  Alignment Tab  checkmark Wrap-text  OK
Changing the appearance of numbers:
 Format  Cells  Select a format  OK
 General, Currency, Accounting, Date, Time, Percentage, etc.
Number Formats:
Comma style, Increase decimal, Decrease decimal icons
Aligning Cell Contents:
Align center, align right, and align left icons (same as MS-Word)
Adding Borders:
Select the cells you want to add a border  Format  Cells  Border Tab
 Choose the line style and placement you want to apply  OK
Using Color:
Select your cells  Format  Cells  Patterns Tab  Choose a color  OK
Adding a text box:
 Open the drawing toolbar: View  Toolbars  Drawing
 On the drawing toolbar, click the “Text Box” icon  Drag and Drop to
select an area on your spreadsheet where the text box will be
Adding an Arrow:
On the drawing toolbar, click the “Arrow” icon  Position the + on the top edge
of the text box  Drag and drop the +  Release the mouse button
Landscape Orientation:
File  Page Setup  Page Tab  Landscape  OK