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# Formatting Text

For text, there are these formats available:

* *Common* - whenever possible, the value will be formatted as a number; otherwise as text
* *Text* - no special formatting, the text will be displayed as is

To apply the default text format to a cell value:

1\) Select a cell or a range of cells to format.\
2\) Click the **Text format** button in the Number section to open a drop-down list with number formats.\
3\) Choose the necessary format that will be applied to the selected cells.

## Custom Text Format

You can customize the predefined formats by adding color for the text or adding some static text for cell values.

To customize a predefined text format:

1\) Select a cell or a range of cells to apply custom format to.\
2\) Click the format button in the **Number** section and select the **Custom** option.\
3\) Select **Custom**.\
4\) Add a color before "@", e.g. `[red]` or add *"Some text"* to the line.

![Custom Date Format](/files/-M1QTzTStoOZxQ6pP4E6)

An example of a format line:

`[blue]@ "Some extra text here"`

5\) To apply the new format, click **Save**.