How to Format Text in Microsoft Excel 2013?
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Published: 2021-06-23 03:24:02

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## Format Text in Excel:

In this short tutorial, we will give an outline of how to **Format Text in Microsoft Excel 2013** in simple steps.

## Simple steps to Format Text in Excel 2013:

- First, you have to open the **New Excel book.**
- Then, **select the cell** that you want to Format text.
- Now, you have to **type the text** in the cell.
- **Go to the menu bar → click the home menu → Number options** will appear in that, select **Number Format.**

![Menu](https://geekexcel.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Screenshot_1-20.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-5877">Menu</figcaption>

- Click the **Dropdown menu** of **Number Format option,** there you can find **different options to Format** the text **.**

![Dropdown menu](https://geekexcel.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Screenshot_2-20.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-5878">Dropdown menu</figcaption>

- Here, we have Format the text from a **General Format to Accounting format.**

![Format Text](https://geekexcel.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Screenshot_5-17.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-5879">Format Text</figcaption>

### Alternate Method:

- **Right-click** on the cell, the **popup menu** gets opened in that, you can **select the Format cells option.**

![Popup menu](https://geekexcel.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Screenshot_3-19.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-5880">Popup menu</figcaption>

- The **Format cells window** will appear, in that select the **Number tab** and choose the **Category** to Format Text and Click **OK.**

![Format cells window](https://geekexcel.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Screenshot_4-20.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-5881">Format cells window</figcaption>

- In the below screenshot, we have Format the text from a **Text Format to Percentage Format.**

![Formatted Text](https://geekexcel.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Screenshot_6-13.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-5882">Formatted Text</figcaption>

## **A Brief Synopsis:**

In this short tutorial, we have described **how to Format Text in Microsoft Excel 2013**. Screenshots will help you to Format Text even simpler. Is this article helpful? Don’t forget to share your valuable **queries/suggestions** in the below comment box and drop your valuable **feedback**.

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