Use the options on the following tabs in the Format Cells dialog box to change the format of numbers and text in the selected cells on a worksheet. Show
In this articleNumber tab options Alignment tab options Font tab options Border tab options Fill tab options Protection tab options Number tab optionsUse the options on the Number tab to apply a specific number format to numbers in cells on the worksheet. To type numbers in worksheet cells, you can use the number keys, or you can press NUM LOCK, and then use the number keys on the numeric keypad.
Top of Page Alignment tab optionsUse the options on the Alignment tab to change the alignment of the cell contents, position the cell contents in the cell, and change the direction of the cell contents. Text alignment
Text control
Right-to-left
Top of Page Font tab optionsUse the options on the Font tab to change the font, font style, font size, and other font effects.
Top of Page Border tab optionsUse the options on the Border tab to apply a border around selected cells in a style and color of your choice.
Top of Page Fill tab optionsUse the options on the Fill tab to fill selected cells with colors, patterns, and special fill effects.
Top of Page Protection tab optionsUse the options on the Protection tab to lock or hide cells before you protect the worksheet.
After locking and hiding the data in selected cells, do the following to protect the worksheet:
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