To clear formatting from the selected cells in your workbook in Microsoft Excel, you can use Clear Formats, Keyboard shortcuts, Format Painter tool, etc.

You might need to clear all the cells' formats so that they can be interpreted as plain text. Here we tell you how to quickly clear any batch of cells depending on your needs. How to clear formatting ...

Formatting cells that aren't used can grow your workbook's file size. See how to reset the last cell on an Excel File to remove formatting.

Tables can be really handy when trying to organize information in Excel or Google Sheets, but if you need to get rid of the formatting, here's how to do it.

Pro Tip: To open formatting options, just select the cell (s) you want to format and press Ctrl-1 (Mac: Command-1). This actually works for anything in Excel: charts elements, images, etc.