How to format cells (e.g., apply bold or italic formatting) in Excel?

To apply bold or italic formatting to cells in Excel, you can follow these steps:

1. Open Excel and select the cells that you want to format.
2. Right-click on the selected cells and click on "Format Cells" from the context menu.
3. In the Format Cells dialog box, go to the "Font" tab.
4. To apply bold formatting, check the "Bold" checkbox.
5. To apply italic formatting, check the "Italic" checkbox.
6. You can also change other font-related settings like font style, size, color, etc. in this tab.
7. Click on the "OK" button to apply the formatting and close the dialog box.

Alternatively, you can use the toolbar options in Excel to apply bold or italic formatting:

1. Select the cells that you want to format.
2. In the toolbar, you can see buttons for bold (B) and italic (I) formatting. Click on these buttons to apply the respective formatting to the selected cells.

These methods allow you to easily format cells in Excel with bold or italic formatting according to your preference.