Want advanced Google Workspace features for your business?
You can add data to a spreadsheet, then edit or format the cells and data.
Edit data in a cell
- Open a spreadsheet in the Google Sheets app.
- In your spreadsheet, double-tap the cell you want to edit.
- Enter your data.
- Optional: To format text, touch and hold the text, then choose an option.
- To insert a new line, click Insert line break or press Ctrl + Enter.
- When done, tap Done
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.Undo or redo an action
To undo or redo your last action while editing or formatting data, go to the top of the screen and tap:
- Undo .
- Redo .
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.Format one or more cells
- Open a spreadsheet in the Google Sheets app.
- Tap a cell, then drag the blue markers across nearby cells you want to select.
- Tap Format .
- In the "Text" tab, choose an option to format your text.
- Bold
- Italic
- Underline
- Strikethrough
- Left text align
- Center text align
- Right text align
- Top align (vertical)
- Middle align (vertical)
- Bottom align (vertical)
- Text size, color, and style
- Text Rotation
- In the "Cell" tab, choose an option to format your cell.
- Cell fill color
- Alternating colors
- Borders
- Cell border
- Border style
- Border color
- Wrap text
- Merge cells
- Tap the sheet to save your changes.
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Bold
Italic
Underline
Strikethrough
Left text align
Center text align
Right text align
Top align (vertical)
Middle align (vertical)
Bottom align (vertical)Related links
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