Formatting shortcuts
Make text bold or italic and show numbers as dollars or percents with key presses instead of the mouse.
In this lesson
- Select the cells first, then press a key to change how they look.
- Bold, italic and underline keys are switches.
- One key each shows a number as dollars, a percent, a date or a time.
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- Skill
- Keyboard shortcuts
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Where it sits in Keyboard shortcuts
- The 10 shortcuts that save the most time10 min
- Move around big sheets fast8 min
- Select data instantly9 min
- Formatting shortcutsThis lesson10 min
- Insert and delete shortcuts9 min
- Formula shortcuts10 min
The steps
11 steps: 3 explanations, 6 Do this, 2 questions, then Your turn.
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Delete repeated rows from a merged list, and choose which columns decide what counts as a duplicate.
Confident · 9 min · Free, with no sign-up
Do the free lesson on your computer.
Send yourself the link and open it on a laptop or desktop.
On your computer, go tolearnford.com/go/BV7C