Apply conditional formatting to quickly analyze data

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It can be hard to get a lot of meaning out of numbers in a worksheet. But Excel provides a bunch of ways to quickly analyze your data using conditional formatting. For example, you can use a color scale to differentiate high, medium, and low temperature values.

Here’s how you can quickly apply this type of formatting:

1. Start by selecting your data. The Quick Analysis button appears on the lower-right corner of the selection.

2. Click the Quick Analysis button , or press Ctrl+Q.
3. On the Formatting tab, move your mouse over the different options to see a Live Preview on your data, and then pick the formatting you like best.

 Notes 

• To remove any conditional formatting, click Clear Formatting in the Quick Analysis gallery.
• For additional formatting options and colors, select your data, and then click Home > Conditional Formatting.

More about conditional formatting

• Add, change, find, or clear conditional formats
• Use a formula to apply conditional formatting
• Find cells that have conditional formats
• Manage conditional formatting rule precedence
• Copy conditional formatting