The accounting format in Microsoft Excel 2010 is very similar to the currency format---both display the currency symbol next to every number. But the accounting format has a few differences that make ...

Sometimes when I’m working with an Excel worksheet and I want a cell to look a certain way, I run into what appears to be a limitation in the program. It might be trying to enter product numbers with ...

You can apply cell formats in one step by using the Cell Style feature offered on Microsoft Excel. The Cell style feature enables the data to stand out on the ...

Microsoft Excel 2007's conditional formatting feature allows you to format cells based on certain criteria. As an example, you might want the row color to change based upon a credit or debit on a ...

Susan Harkins shows you how to format and unlock input cells in Excel at the same time by assigning a modified style. It’s common to highlight input cells so users know which values to change, and ...

Q: I received an error message in Excel stating that my workbook had “Too many cell formats, Excel encountered an error and had to remove some formatting to avoid ...

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