By Default the Text Data Is Aligned in a Cell?

As a default in Microsoft Excel, text typed into a cell is aligned to the left border of the cell while numbers are aligned to the right.

How text align in the cell by default?

Change Alignment from Home Tab

You can change the Horizontal and vertical alignment of the cell. By default, Excel aligns numbers to the right and text to the left. Click on the available option in the Alignment group in Home tab to change alignment.

How is text aligned in a cell in Excel?

Align text in a cell
  1. Select the cells that have the text you want aligned.
  2. On the Home tab choose one of the following alignment options:
  3. To vertically align text, pick Top Align , Middle Align , or Bottom Align .
  4. To horizontally align text, pick Align Text Left , Center , or Align Text Right .
James H. Sterling

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