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Problem: How do you add a shadow to an AutoShape?

Problem: The oval tool in the Drawing toolbar is hard to use. With the rectangle tool, if you start dragging immediately above a cell, as shown in …

Even though most people associate Excel with numbers and databases, the software also has a number of drawing tools to help with data presentation.

Problem: Can you add text to any AutoShape?

Problem: The owner of a retail store offers a five percent bonus when sales for a day exceed $1,000. In the dataset shown in Fig. 1315, you want to …

Looking for an easy way to double underline the value in a cell? Read on.

Problem: Is there a way to join two AutoShapes?

Tired of cells not wrapping the way you want in Excel? Read on to learn a few tricks to fix this problem.

Problem: Borders drive you insane. How do you actually use the Border tab of the Format Cells toolbar, shown in Fig. 1289?

In Excel, you can group AutoShapes to make it easier to move them to a new location.

Problem: Your company offers a bonus pool on any day where the total sales exceed $1,000. You have invoice data by date, as shown in Fig. 1303. You …

Turn your business logo into an Excel AutoShape with these easy steps.