Functions Most Commonly Used Under the Home Tab
Cut (Ctrl + X)
Cut the selection and put it
on the clipboard
Copy (Ctrl + C)
Copy the selection and put it
on the clipboard
Paste (Ctrl + V)
Paste the contents of the
clipboard
Copy formatting from one place and apply it to another.
Double click this button to apply the same formatting to multiple
places in the document.
Font
Change the Font Face
Font Size
Increase Font Size
Decrease Font Size
Bold (Ctrl + B)
Make the selected text
Bold
Change the text color
Italic (Ctrl + I)
Italicize the selected text
Underline (Ctrl + U)
Underline the selected text
Align text so that it is
centered between the top
and bottom of the cell
Change the border of the
cells
Align text to the bottom of
the cell
Align text to top of cell
Align text to the left
Change the background of
the selected cells
Rotate text to a diagonal
angle or vertical
orientation
Make all content visible
within a cell by displaying it
in multiple lines
Center text
Align text to the right
Decrease Indent (Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Tab)
Decrease the margin between the
border and the text in the cell
Joins the selected cells into
one larger cell and centers
the content in a new cell
Increase Indent (Ctrl + Alt + Tab)
Increase the margin between the
border and the text in the cell
Number Format
Choose how the values in a cell are
displayed; as a percentage, as currency, as
a date or time, etc.
Make all content visible
within a cell by displaying it
in multiple lines
Percent Style (Ctrl + Shift + %)
Display the value of the cell as a
percentage
Increase Decimal
Show more precise values by
showing more decimal places
Decrease Decimal
Show less precise values by
showing fewer decimal places
Comma Style
Display the value of the cell
with a thousands separator
Highlight interesting cells,
emphasize unusual values and
visualize data using Data Bars,
Color Scales and Icon sets based on
criteria
Quickly format a cell by choosing
from pre-defined styles
Quickly format a range of cells and
convert it into a table by choosing
a pre-defined table style
Change the row height or column
width, organize sheets or protect
or hide cells
Insert cells, rows or columns into
the sheet or table
Delete cells, rows or columns from
the sheet or table
Display the sum of the selected
cells directly after the selected
cells
Find and select specific text,
formatting or type of information
within the document
Continue a pattern into one or
more adjacent cells
Delete everything from a cell, or
selectively remove the formatting,
the contents or the comments
Arrange data so it is easier to
analyze