To clear formatting from the selected cells in your workbook in Microsoft Excel, you can use Clear Formats, Keyboard shortcuts, Format Painter tool, etc.

You might need to clear all the cells' formats so that they can be interpreted as plain text. Here we tell you how to quickly clear any batch of cells depending on your needs. How to clear formatting ...

Tables can be really handy when trying to organize information in Excel or Google Sheets, but if you need to get rid of the formatting, here's how to do it.

Formatting cells that aren't used can grow your workbook's file size. See how to reset the last cell on an Excel File to remove formatting.

Pro Tip: To open formatting options, just select the cell (s) you want to format and press Ctrl-1 (Mac: Command-1). This actually works for anything in Excel: charts elements, images, etc.

To pinpoint duplicate entries, apply Excel's conditional formatting feature: Open the Excel worksheet containing the data in question. Select the column or range you want to inspect for duplicates.

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 ...