Modifying Row and Column Formats

Modifying Alignment
In an unformatted cell, text are aligned at the left of the cell, and numbers are aligned at the right edge

Left Align

Right Align

Center

Aligning Cell Content

1. Select the cell(s) containing the data.
2. Click the appropriate alignment button from the formatting toolbar.

Aligning Data at the Top, Center or Bottom of the cell

1. On the Format Menu, click cells and then click the Alignment tab

2. in the vertical box, click the desired position.

Merging and Splitting cells

Cells can be merged to align a title across a selection of column

To merge a cells, follow these step below:

1. Select the cells to merge 2. Click the Merge and Center button.

Cells can also be merged using the Format dialog box under the text control category click the merge cells box.

Rotating Text and Changing Indents

To rotate text in a cell:

1. On the Format Menu, click cells and then click the Alignment tab. 2. On the Orientation box, click the degree point or drag the indicator to the preferred angle. 3. To display text vertically from top to bottom, click the Vertical text box under Orientation.

To increase or decrease indented text from the left edge of a cell:

On the Formatting toolbar, click Increase Indent or Decrease Indent

One can also use the Format cells dialog box to change the indentation of text.

1. Select the cells that contains the text to indent 2. Click Format, then cells, then choose Alignment tab 3. Change the Horizontal Alignment to Left(indent) 4. Type the number of characters to indent. 5. Click OK.