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Everyone's Got An Angle - Get Yours, In Excel
 
 
Last week I told you we'll continue to build onto the formatting tip for Excel. So this week, I though I'd show you how to slant those cells in your header row. 
 
With an Excel document in front of you that has headings across the top, follow these easy steps:
  • Highlight the entire header row as I taught you last week by clicking in the left margin of that row;
  • Right-click on the highlighting and choose Format Cells;
  • Click on the Alignment tab;
  • See that box to the right that resembles the right side of a clock? Either drag that red dot upward until you see 45 degrees, or just type 45 into the box just below the picture;
  • Click OK to view the result immediately.

It's a terrific tool and one you'll need to play with a little to get the exact results you want.

Remember you can make the row slightly larger in size, format the text as you would any other cell, and wrap your text. Refer to last week's tip for a refresher if you need.
 
This is one terrific tool to make your spreadsheets more aesthetically pleasing. Have fun and pursue your own angle. Until next week then!
To your home office/small office business success, 
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Please remember that all my tips and tricks are for use with Microsoft Office version 2007. If you use an earlier version, though, don't despair! Just click the Help button and type in a few appropriate words and they will give you directions for your own version. In addition, if you need further help, visit www.microsoft.com for their own tutorials.