In this article, Dexterity Software will introduce readers to coloring shortcuts in Excel.
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 .
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.
The result is:
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 .
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).
Results:
Good luck!.