Setting Cell Alignment in Excel

Alignment means where the text is places within the cell. Cell text can be aligned left, right, or in the center. Excel also has a feature where you can merge and center text across several cells.

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How To Left, Center, or Right align text:

1. Select the cell(s) you want to set the alignment for.
2. Click on the appropriate toolbar button for left, center, or right align.

How To Merge and Center text:

1. Select the cell containing the data you want to merge and center, as well as the rest of the cells over which you want to center the data.
   • For example, to center the text in cell C1 over columns A:C, you would select A1 :C1.
2. Click the Merge and Center button.