Don't change the default alignments in Excel

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Should I change the default alignments in Excel?

Don't change the default alignments in Excel

Excel sometimes gets confused as to whether a cell contains text or numbers. The default alignment for text is left and for numbers it is right - this makes it very easy to see if a cell or cells are not formatted as the correct type. I'd suggest that wherever possible you leave the defaults as they are.

   

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