{"id":33554,"date":"2023-12-18T16:06:09","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T15:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/?p=33554"},"modified":"2024-03-22T16:11:49","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T15:11:49","slug":"remove-table-formatting-in-excel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/remove-table-formatting-in-excel\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Remove Table Formatting in Excel – 4 Easy Ways"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Microsoft Excel<\/a><\/strong> Table offers a powerful way to organize and analyze data<\/strong>. Using Excel tables<\/strong><\/a> provides several benefits, including automatic range expansion for new data, simplified data sorting, and filtering. You should start using them instantly regardless of the size of your data set, as their benefits are HUGE!<\/p>\n

However, many users do not require the default formatting<\/strong> applied when you convert a range into a table. Sometimes you need to clear, modify, or remove table formatting in Excel<\/strong> to suit your needs. In this guide, we’ll explore the following topics in detail –<\/p>\n

Let us look at each of these methods in detail.<\/p>\n

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Download the Excel Workbook below to follow along and understand How to Remove Table Formatting in Excel \u2013<\/h4>\n

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Method 1 – Remove Table Formatting<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

To remove the default formatting<\/strong> in the Excel table, follow the steps<\/strong> below –<\/p>\n

STEP 1:<\/span> <\/strong>Select\u00a0any cell inside the table.<\/p>\n

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STEP 2:<\/span> <\/strong>Go to the Table Design<\/strong> tab and in the Table Styles<\/strong> group, locate the More<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n

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STEP 3: <\/span><\/strong>Within the dropdown menu, click on Clear<\/strong> to remove table formatting.<\/p>\n

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This action will eliminate the default formatting, including banded rows, column headers, and any other applied styles from the table. When you remove table formatting in Excel, you are essentially resetting only the appearance of the range<\/strong>; all other features of an Excel table remain unaffected.<\/p>\n

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Method 2 – Modify Table Formatting<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

This method is useful when you want to change the visual appearance and styling of a table<\/strong> to make it more visually appealing, enhance readability, meet company standards, or match specific design preferences<\/strong>. Follow the steps<\/strong> below to modify table formatting in Excel –<\/p>\n

STEP 1:<\/span> <\/strong>Select\u00a0any cell inside the table.<\/p>\n

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STEP 2:<\/span> <\/strong>Go to the Table Design<\/strong> tab and in the Table Styles<\/strong> group, locate the More<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n

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STEP 3: <\/span><\/strong>Within the dropdown menu, select the design and color that meets your expectations.<\/p>\n

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STEP 4: <\/span><\/strong>If you need more colors, go to Page Layout > Colors<\/strong> and there are even more combinations! Select the color you like.<\/p>\n

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After picking one, here is the final result for the Excel Table.<\/p>\n

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Method 3 – Convert to Range<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

This method is useful when you want to remove all formatting and features applied to the cells and use the range for data entry<\/a> and calculation<\/strong>. Converting a table to a range in Excel<\/a> may be desirable for several reasons<\/strong> –<\/p>\n