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Adding Background Colour to Cells

You can highlight a cell range by adding a background colour to it.

To add a background colour to a cell range: 2

1. Select the cell range to which you want to add a
background colour.

2. On the Home tab, click the Fill Color down arrow
in the Font group.

A menu appears which displays swatches of
various colours.

3. Click a colour swatch in the Theme Colors or the
Standard Colors palette.

Excel applies the specified background colour to
the selected cell range. 1 3

Applying Borders to Cells

You can make a cell range stand out from the rest of the
worksheet by applying a border around it. You can also
draw your own borders around the cells.

To apply a border around a cell range:

1. Select the cell range around which you want to
apply a border. 1

2. On the Home tab, click the Borders drop-down
arrow in the Font group. 3

A menu appears which displays various predefined
borders.

3. Click the desired border.

Excel applies the selected border to the cell range.

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