A method of adjusting column width with use of the mouse and the double headed arrow pointer.

Use the “bucket” on the Home tab to change fill color

Helps rearrange your data so you can use it more efficiently.

Use “Format” in the Cell group of the Home tab to apply a combination of colors to fill a cell

A method of adjusting column width where one cell of the column is resized just wide enough to hold the text in the cell you selected.

Excel will keep the data touching your column attached to the cell it is currently touching and sort them together.

Double-click the right edge of a column’s heading and the column width changes to be as wide as the longest text in any cell in the column.

Use “Format” in the Cell group of the Home tab to select the border style and color.

Excel will ONLY sort the column you selected and the columns attached to it will remain as they are.

A pop up window will allow you to type in the exact width you want a column’s cell to be.