Edit & format a spreadsheet

Here are some options for formatting your cells or text. You can find these options above the document.

• Undo
• Redo
• Bold
• Italic
• Strikethrough
• Change font or font size
• Change text color
• Change cell fill color
  • Single color
  • Alternating colors
• Change cell borders
  • Change border color
  • Change border style
• Merge cells
• Change horizontal text alignment
• Change vertical text alignment
• Rotate text in a cell
• Wrap text in a cell

To format part of the text or content in a cell, double-click the cell, select what you want to format, then select a formatting option.

Move an object anywhere you want or change its size. Lines will appear that show what it lines up with, equal space between objects, and when one object is the same size as another.

1. Select the cell to be formatted.
2. At the top, click Format Number.
3. From the menu that appears, select the format option you want.
   • If the format option you want isn’t listed: At the bottom of the menu that appears, click custom options, such as "Custom date and time" and "Custom number format."

Learn more about formatting numbers in a spreadsheet.