Under the Format menu, choose Format Cells. A dialog box with 6 tabs will appear. Click on the link or on the thumbnails to the left to see a graphic of the selections on each tab
 
 

	Number tab- The data type can be selected from the options on this tab. Select General if the cell contains text and number, or another numerical category if the cell is a number that will be included in functions or formulas.
	Alignment tab - These options allow you to change the position and alignment of the data with the cell.
	Font tab - All of the font attributes are displayed in this tab including font face, size, style, and effects.
	Border -  This tab allows you to add borders to a cell or group of cells.
	Pattern tabs - Theis tab allows you to add background colors and patterns to a cell or group of cells.
	Protection Tab - This tab allows you to lock a cell or cells so that it cannot be changed or deleted.

Formatting Toolbar

Some cell attributes can be formatted from the shortcut buttons on the formatting bar. If this toolbar is not already visible on the screen, select View|Toolbars|Formatting from the menu bar.

 
Format Painter 

This icon is located on the standard toolbar. It allows the format of one cell to be easily copied to other cells. Select the cell whose format you wish to copy, click on the "Format Painter" button, then use the cursor to select the cells to which the format is to be applied.

Set columns B, C and D to a width of “7”. Set rows 2, 3 and 4 to a height of “15”. Merge cells B2, B3, B4, C2, C3, C4, D2, D3, D4. Left align the text with an indent of “1”; vertically align the text to the top. Type “Science is nothing but organized common sense” using the Lucida Handwriting 10point. Format color, italics and underlines as shown. Merge cells D5, D6, D7, and type “Thomas Huxley” oriented at 30o. Use Geneva 9 point regular. Set Fill Patterns and Fill Colors as shown. Set Border Line Colors and Line Styles as shown.