If you’re a Microsoft Excel user, you know that it’s possible to remove formatting from cells and fields. This is a great way to make your work more organized and easier to read. To remove formatting from cells and fields in Microsoft Excel, follow these steps:
- Open the Microsoft Excel window.
- On the left side of the window, click on the Format Cells button.
- In the Format Cells dialog box, select the desired format for your cells and fields. For example, you can choose to use a specific type of cell or field widths.
- Click on OK to close the Format Cells dialog box.
Microsoft Excel offers plenty of styling options to customize your spreadsheet’s appearance. If you ever need to remove your formatting, however, it’s easy to do so for both select cells and your entire worksheet. We’ll show you how.
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How to Clear Formatting for Select Cells in Excel
Excel offers the option to remove formatting from a single or multiple select cells. This way you can clear a cell’s formatting without affecting any other cells.
To do so, first, open your spreadsheet with Microsoft Excel.
In the spreadsheet, select the cell or cells from which you want to remove formatting.
While your cells are selected, in Excel’s ribbon at the top, click the “Home” tab.
On the “Home” tab, in the “Editing” section, click the “Clear” option.
From the “Clear” menu, select “Clear Formats.”
And Excel will remove all formatting from your selected cells.
You’re all set.
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Clear Formatting for All Cells in Excel
You can remove formatting from your entire worksheet at once. To do so, first, launch your spreadsheet with Microsoft Excel.
On the spreadsheet screen, press Ctrl+A (Windows) or Command+A (Mac) to select your entire worksheet.
While your worksheet is selected, in Excel’s ribbon at the top, click the “Home” tab.
In the “Home” tab, from the “Editing” section, select the “Clear” option.
In the “Clear” menu, click “Clear Formats.”
And all your formatting is gone from your current worksheet.
That’s it.
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