How to Align Text in Cells in Excel 2003

You must properly align the text in your Excel 2003 spreadsheets so that readers can follow the information it contains. To clarify your spreadsheets, follow these steps.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Microsoft Excel 2003

1. Open your Excel worksheet.
2. Select the cells containing the text you wish to align. To select, click on each cell individually while holding down the "Ctrl" key or drag your mouse across the cells.
3. Click “Format” on the top menu to see the dropdown list of formatting options.
4. Select “Cells.” A new window will appear with cell formatting options.
5. Click the “Alignment” tab to study options for aligning the text in your cells.
6. Select the appropriate text alignment features.
7. Click “OK” to implement your changes. Then save your work.

Tips & Warnings

• Align all cells in the same way, or at least in a distinguishable pattern.
• You can align the text in a cell just as you would align text in Microsoft Word.

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