Microsoft Excel gives you a boatload of options for changing the format of color charts. You can change the layout of a chart, then customize that layout to the format you prefer. For example, you can ...

If you want to apply color in alternate rows and columns in an Excel spreadsheet, here is what you need to do. It is possible to display the desired color in every other row or column using ...

In this post, we will show you how to change the Gridline color in Excel. Gridlines are the lightly visible lines that appear around cells in a worksheet to differentiate them and make the data easier ...

Can Excel sort by color? Absolutely. In addition to sorting by values, Excel can sort by cell color, font color, and cell icon. First, you must you must define the colors for your sort columns/fields.

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Have you ever stared at a massive spreadsheet, feeling overwhelmed by rows and columns of data that all seem to blur together? You’re not alone. Whether you’re tracking project deadlines, analyzing ...

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A: It wasn’t really clear to me from your question whether the formatting options that you’re trying to use are unavailable to you (grayed-out) or if you are able to activate them but they’re just not ...

Excel's text formatting capabilities can make the results of your financial, statistical or scientific spreadsheet calculations more esthetically pleasing and easier to follow. You can use one of ...

How to use the selected value in a combo to determine conditional formatting in Excel Your email has been sent Formatting values to categorize them or get our attention is a common practice in ...