Excel 2000

Aligning Text

You’ve probably noticed by now that Excel, like Word, left-aligns text (labels) by default.

However, Excel, by default, right-aligns numbers (values). This makes data easier to read. Below, see examples of text (labels) aligned right, left, and centered.

Use the buttons of the Formatting toolbar to align text and numbers:

Basic text alignment can be reviewed in Office 2000 and Word 2000 lessons.