Helen Bradley demonstrates Excel formatting tricks that will help you when things don't work as planned. Learn her methods now.

Custom number format codes excel in simplicity and ease of use. They are quick to apply and require minimal setup, making them ideal for straightforward formatting tasks.

Not Using a Recognized Date Format When you enter a value into a cell that Excel recognizes as a date, the number format in the Number group of the Home tab will change to either Date or Custom.

Using Custom formatting rules Excel makes it easy to save yourself some time and effort by automating processes, and in this case, in a way that's easy on the eyes.

Have you ever stared at a massive spreadsheet, overwhelmed by rows and columns of data, wondering how to make sense of it all? Imagine being able to instantly spot trends, outliers, or urgent tasks ...

How to Format Excel in Millions. If you are unaware of Microsoft Excel's "Format Cells" option, then you will discover it offers a wealth of formatting possibilities. Aside from the many built-in ...

In my post on table formatting, I demonstrated how to transform your static data into a simple yet sexy database in a matter of seconds. If you don’t know how to use table formatting, go read that ...

2. Formatting in Excel includes Color, Artistic Effects, Transparency, Styles, Borders, seven Picture Effects (with lots of custom or preset features in each Effect), and Picture Layouts. 3.

2] Using custom formatting You can create your own custom format in Excel to highlight negative numbers. Select the range of cells containing the numbers.

When you use Microsoft Excel to analyze your company's data, you want to spot trends, successes and problems at a glance. Before you dive into an in-depth examination of specific sales results, ...