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Level 3: Formatting Drill 16 of 38 Free

Bold the header row

An Excel shortcut drill from Shortcutdrill. Solve it with a live sheet in your browser with a limit on key presses, and it is checked the moment you submit.

The task

You are in A1. Make the headers A1 to E1 bold, using the keyboard only. You have two key presses.

What this drill teaches

Select with a jump, then format. Ctrl+B, Ctrl+I and Ctrl+U switch bold, italic and underline on and off.

A hint if you get stuck

Windows: Ctrl+Shift+Right arrow, then Ctrl+B. Mac: Cmd+Shift+Right arrow, then Cmd+B. The drill allows 2 key presses.

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This drill is free. Open it on the practice page, solve it, and get instant feedback with a hint and a worked solution after two tries.

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