Post this handy reference chart near your computer so you can format text on the fly

 

by Kara Soos

Application:

Microsoft Excel 2000/2002/2003/2004/2007

Operating Systems:

Microsoft Windows, Macintosh

 

There are several ways to format your text, and most of them require clicking buttons on the Formatting toolbar or accessing the Format Cells dialog box. But if you really want to save time and boost your productivity in Excel, learn these text formatting shortcut keys.

Cut out this reference chart and keep it close by as you work in Excel. And the next time you think about opening that Format Cells dialog box, see if you can use one of these shortcuts instead.

 

Format

Windows shortcut