FinanceTier 1010 minbeginner

Bold a Financial Statement Header

Make a statement's header row stand out from the figures beneath it with bold text.

What you will learn

• Apply bold formatting to a specific header row
• Explain why bold is used for contrast, not decoration
• Recognise that bolding an entire sheet defeats the point as much as bolding nothing

Excel skills

Bold · Cell Formatting

The task

This income statement has a header row and five line items, but nothing distinguishes one from the other. Bold the header row (row 1) so it stands out from the figures beneath it.

You work in a real spreadsheet in your browser, and your answer is checked against hidden traps the moment you submit.

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