Coloring shortcuts in Excel

In this article, Dexterity Software will introduce readers to coloring shortcuts in Excel.

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Fill the background in Excel

Fill the background color by using the key combination Alt => H => H => select the color to fill.

For example, you have the following data table and need to fill cell B4 with green color. The steps are as follows:

Step 1: Select cell B4 .

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Step 2: Hold down the Alt key and press the H key . Then hold the Alt key , press the H key again. The palette in the Fill tool appears. You choose the color to change.

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The result is:

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Tip: you use F4 to paint other cells that are the same as the original cell color faster. (The F4 key is a shortcut that repeats the previous action.)

Highlight text in Excel

You use the keyboard shortcut Alt => H => F => C => Select a color to color text in Excel.

For the data table above, you need to color the cell B5 red.

Step 1: You select cell B5 .

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Step 2: Hold down the Alt key and press the H key . Keep holding Alt and press F then C on your keyboard. The color palette appears, choose the color you want to change (red).

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Results:

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Good luck!.