How to Make Text Bold, Italic, and Strikethrough in Google Sheets

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In this article, you will learn how to change your text formatting using three basic options, bold, italic, and strikethrough.

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These help you highlight and differentiate key points in your sentences from others and make your sentences more readable and clear.

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How to apply bold, italic, and strikethrough formatting to your text and data in Google Sheets?

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To make text bold, italic, or strikethrough in Google Sheets, follow these steps:

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• Open the Google Sheets spreadsheet that contains the text that you want to format.

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• Select the cells that contain the text that you want to format.

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• Click the "Format" menu in the top-right corner of the screen.

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• In the menu that appears, click the "Text" option.

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• In the sub-menu that appears, you will see options for making text bold, italic, or strikethrough. Click the option that you want to apply to the selected text.

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Are there shortcuts to make text bold, italic, and strikethrough?

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Yes, there are. You can also use keyboard shortcuts to make text bold, italic, or strikethrough in Google Sheets. 

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• To bold text, use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+B (or Command+B on a Mac). 

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• To make text italic, use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+I (or Command+I on a Mac). 

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• To make text strikethrough, use the keyboard shortcut Alt+Shift+5 (or Option + Shift + 5 on a Mac).

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Remember that these formatting options can only be applied to cells containing any value. When a cell has a formula, these formatting options are applied to a value returned by the formula, but not to the function itself.

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