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To apply cell styles, just select all the cells you want to have same style and from Home ribbon, select
the style you want (from styles area).
4. Use format painter
Format painter is a beautiful tool part of all Office programs. You can use this to copy formatting from
one area to another. See below demo to understand how this works. You can locate format painter in
the Home ribbon, top left.
Simple, just select all the cells, and go to Home > Clear > Clear Formats. And you will have only
values left, so that you can format everything the way you want.
CTRL + 1: Opens format dialog for anything you have selected (cells, charts,
drawing shapes etc.)
CTRL + B, I, U: To Bold, Italicize or Underline any given text.
ALT+Enter: While editing a cell, you can use this to add a new line. If you want a
new line as part of formula outcome, use CHAR(10), and make sure you have enabled
word-wrap.
ALT+EST: Used to paste formats. Works like format painter (#4)
CTRL+T: Applies table formatting to current region of cells
CTRL+5: To strike thru.
F4: Repeat last action. For example, you could apply bold formatting to a cell, select
another and hit F4 to do the same.