Unlike text underlining, cell borders run edge to edge across the entire cell. In fact, when the selection contains any format but Accounting, normal underlining will be applied.įinally, depending on your needs, keep in mind that applying a border on the bottom of cells is another way of underlining content in Excel. You cant see these options on the ribbon, but in the Format Cells dialog box, youll find them listed in the Underline menu as 'Single Accounting' and 'Double Accounting. For example, if we apply Underlining to cells in the Currency format, Excel does not use the accounting version. Excel actually provides two more underline options for use with the Accounting number format. This doesn't happen with other number formats or when the selection contains content in different formats. There's no indication that this has been done, but you can see the accounting version has been applied in the Format Cells dialog box. Note that Excel will automatically apply the accounting version of underlining in cases where the selection contains only cells using the Accounting format. Available list styles include discs, dashes, numbers, uppercase/lowercase letters, and uppercase/lowercase.
Cycle through ordered and unordered lists styles. We can see this if we apply the different formats side by side. Cycle through the four native underline styles (single, single accounting, double, and double accounting). The accounting variants of underline options increase the row height a bit and provide more space between the underline and the text. You can't see these options on the ribbon, but in the Format Cells dialog box, you'll find them listed in the Underline menu as "Single Accounting" and "Double Accounting." For example, if you apply a Double Underline, the button will keep that selection until you select Single Underline again.Įxcel actually provides two more underline options for use with the Accounting number format. The Underline button remembers your last selection. It also provides a menu for selecting single and double-underlining. The Underline button toggles underlining on and off. It also provides a special variant of each for numbers using the Accounting format.įor most basic underlining, you can just use the Underline button on the ribbon. Excel provides both single and double underlining.