Underline Cells in Excel

Underline Text in Cells

Excel provides the functionality to underline all or selected text within cells. This can be achieved by selecting the text and applying the underline format.

Bottom Border Underline

To underline cells or rows in Excel, users can apply a bottom border. This is done by selecting the desired cells or rows, clicking the arrow next to Bottom Border in the Font group on the Home tab, and choosing a bottom border style from the palette.

Drawing a Line to Underline

Excel also allows underlining by drawing a line. This involves clicking the Shapes button in the Illustrations group on the Insert tab and selecting the line tool to draw a line under the cells.

Underline Styles

Different styles of underlining, such as double underlines or accounting underlines, are available. Users can customize the formatting of the line when using the Draw a line option.

Common Use Cases

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  Emphasizing important financial figures in a budget report
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  Highlighting key performance indicators in a business dashboard
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  Denoting below-threshold values in a data quality audit
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  Distinguishing titles or headers in a structured list
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  Calling attention to action items in a project task list

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