| A | B |
| formatting | applied to spreadsheet components for the purpose of organizing and clarifying information; includes font size |
| uniform and consistent | data presented in this manner is much easier to understand than data presented with random formats |
| header/footer | feature used to add identifying information to a spreadsheet |
| font size and style | used to clarify information by adding emphasis to titles |
| justification | left |
| left justified | by default |
| indent | format applied to cell data to emphasize subcategories |
| right justified | by default |
| center | formatting usually applied to titles and column headings |
| wrap | applied to cells that require more space when the row or column size is adjusted; aligns multi-line text within a cell |
| merge | used to combine adjacent cell ranges or cells |
| column width | adjusted to fit the longest entry |
| borders and shading | used to emphasize and organize information with lines and fill color; can be applied to columns |
| renaming | makes spreadsheet more user-friendly by adding a descriptive identifier to the spreadsheet tab |
| order of spreadsheets | when a workbook contains multiple spreadsheets |