Formatting Data in Excel 2010 for Windows

IN THIS COURSE

• 1.  Setting your data type in Excel 2010 for Windows
  4m 35s
  You can insert a large variety of data types in your Excel 2010 spreadsheet. You can, for example, create dates, percentages, fractions, prices, and text values. You can ensure that these values are correctly displayed by using the format tools. These tell Excel 2010 how to classify your data and how to adjust its appearance in your spreadsheet. FREE ACCESS
• 2.  Formatting data in Excel 2010 for Windows
  3m 57s
  In Excel 2010, you can improve the appearance of your data and make it more readable by adjusting its formatting options. Excel 2010 features a huge library of fonts that can be applied to your text. You can also adjust the text size and apply different font effects, such as bold, italics and underline. FREE ACCESS
• 3.  Aligning your data in Excel 2010 for Windows
  3m 54s
  You can improve the appearance of your table by adjusting your cell's alignment settings. In Excel 2010, you can not only adjust the horizontal alignment of your cells, but also the vertical alignment. It is even possible to adjust the orientation of any text that you have inserted into your cell. FREE ACCESS
• 4.  Customizing text colors & fill options in Excel 2010 for Windows
  3m 47s
  Color can help to make your data stand out to your reader. It can also be used to make it easier to read your table. In Excel 2010, you can apply color to two main elements: your cell's contents, and your cell's background. FREE ACCESS
• 5.  Changing your cell style in Excel 2010 for Windows
  4m 57s
  Cell styles can be used in Excel 2010 to quickly change the color, alignment, and size of any data in a specified cell. These styles can be used to control the appearance of multiple cells simultaneously. You can also create your own customized cell styles. FREE ACCESS
• 6.  Using themes in Excel 2010 (Windows)
  2m 30s
  Excel 2010 themes can be used to change the overall appearance of your spreadsheet. You can also change the color sets in use, the fonts, and even some graphical effects. These tools can be used to quickly give your spreadsheet a completely new look. FREE ACCESS
• 7.  Using formulas to modify your text case in Excel 2010 for Windows
  3m 18s
  Excel 2010 features a certain number of formulas that can be used to convert your text characters. For example, if you have inserted a number of text values and you need to reformat them into capital letters, you can use the UPPER formula. You can also convert values into lower case, and even make data entries into proper nouns. FREE ACCESS
• 8.  Creating a title in Excel 2010 for Windows
  3m 30s
  Excel 2010 features the WordArt tool which can be used to create attractive and professional-looking titles. This tool is extremely customizable: you can change your title's color, outline and rotation, and even apply special effects, such as shadows, glows and reflections. FREE ACCESS
• 9.  Formatting a title in Excel 2010 for Windows
  2m 46s
  Once you've created a title, you can format it to make it presentable and easy to read. Change your title's color, outline and rotation, and even apply special effects, such as shadows, glows, and reflections. FREE ACCESS
• 10.  Creating a table in Excel 2010 for Windows
  3m 13s
  Your data ranges can be arranged in tables. Excel 2010 can very quickly create a table using a data range that you have selected. Once you have created a table, you can apply a filter, sort your data according to different criteria, and change your cells' overall appearance. Excel 2010 can recognize when a table has been inserted, so you can easily access its related options and make any changes you deem necessary. FREE ACCESS
• 11.  Resizing columns & rows in Excel 2010 for Windows
  2m 59s
  If you want to ensure that your data is readable and correctly displayed, then at some point early on you will need to know how to resize your columns and rows. These changes can be made manually. Excel 2010 can however also automatically resize your columns or rows so that every data value is correctly displayed. You can even resize multiple rows and columns simultaneously. And if you would rather not resize a cell, you can always adjust the wrap settings to adapt its contents instead. FREE ACCESS
• 12.  Inserting columns & rows in Excel 2010 for Windows
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  If your table is missing some data, you can insert a new column or row. This is much easier than simply starting your table again. In Excel 2010, you can also insert multiple columns and rows in a single action. FREE ACCESS
• 13.  Inserting borders in Excel 2010 for Windows
  4m 23s
  One good way of making your data values and ranges stand out in Excel 2010 is to use the different border tools. These border tools can be used to adjust the color, thickness and style of any outline effects that are applied to your cells. FREE ACCESS
• 14.  Transferring styles in Excel 2010 for Windows
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  If you have formatted an existing table and you want to reuse the style that you have created, you can transfer it to another data selection. In Excel 2010, you can use the copy and paste tools to quickly transfer your format styles. You can also use the dedicated format painter tool, which allows you to select a format and apply it to a new selection. FREE ACCESS