AutoFormat

Excel has several AutoFormat features that make formatting decisions based on what you have typed. Excel gives you control over which automatic formatting tools are enabled. Follow these tips to learn which AutoFormat features you would like to utilize in Excel.

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Does it bother you when you enter a URL and it becomes "active" as soon as you press Enter? Here's how you can turn off this activation so that your URLs remain as regular text.

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