How to clear conditional formatting in Excel 2016

How to clear conditional formatting in Excel 2016?

If you want to remove the conditional formatting it can be done very quickly. You will need to press Ctrl+Z, which will bring up the Cut menu. Then press Delete. The cut menu will appear in the document. You can use this menu to remove text, images, charts, shapes and many other objects. Just click on the item you want to remove and press the Delete key.

How to delete conditional formatting in Excel?

When you apply conditional formatting, it becomes part of the cell’s formatting. This means that when you apply formatting to the entire worksheet or a range, it will also affect the cells which have the conditional formatting applied. You can remove the entire formatting, or remove only the formatting from cells that have the conditional formatting applied.

How to clear conditional formatting in Excel

If you want to delete conditional formatting from the entire worksheet, press Ctrl+A to select the entire worksheet. In the ribbon, click Conditional Formatting and then click Remove Conditional Formatting in the menu. You can also right-click on the worksheet and click Remove Conditional Formatting to remove all the existing conditional formatting.

How to reset conditional formatting in Excel

You can reset the formatting to its default setting by using the Reset to Defaults option under the Home category in the Conditional Formatting drop-down menu. This removes the formatting but keeps the cell value intact. This option is not available if you have applied a conditional formatting to a range of cells.

How to clear conditional formatting in Excel ?

If you are using Excel 2016 desktop, press Ctrl+A to select the entire worksheet to highlight cells. After that, go to Conditional Formatting menu option from the ribbon and click Remove from Selected. You can also press Ctrl+A and press Delete to remove the formatting from the entire worksheet. If you want to remove only the formatting of the cells you have selected, you can press Ctrl+A and then press Delete.