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Outline the step on how to Clear conditional formats:
• On a worksheet
• In a range of cells or table
• On a worksheet
• In a range of cells or table
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To clear conditional formats in Excel, follow these steps depending on whether you want to do it for the entire worksheet or a specific range of cells or table.
### Clearing Conditional Formats on a Worksheet
1. **Open Your Worksheet**: Launch Excel and open the worksheet from which you want to clear the conditional formats.
2. **Select the Entire Worksheet**:
- Click on the triangle in the upper left corner of the worksheet (between the row numbers and column letters) to select all cells in the worksheet.
- Alternatively, you can press `Ctrl + A` on your keyboard to select all cells.
3. **Access the Home Tab**:
- Go to the ribbon at the top, and click on the **Home** tab.
4. **Open Conditional Formatting Drop-Down**:
- In the **Styles** group, find and click on the **Conditional Formatting** button.
5. **Clear Rules**:
- Hover over the **Clear Rules** option in the drop-down menu.
- Select **Clear Rules from Entire Sheet**. This action will remove all conditional formats applied across the worksheet.
### Clearing Conditional Formats in a Range of Cells or Table
1. **Open Your Worksheet**: Launch Excel and open the worksheet containing the range of cells or table.
2. **Select the Range or Table**:
- Click and drag to highlight the specific range of cells you want to clear the conditional formatting from.
- If you are targeting a table, click anywhere inside the table.
3. **Access the Home Tab**:
- Go to the ribbon at the top and click on the **Home** tab.
4. **Open Conditional Formatting Drop-Down**:
- In the **Styles** group, find and click on the **Conditional Formatting** button.
5. **Clear Rules**:
- Hover over the **Clear Rules** option in the drop-down menu.
- Select **Clear Rules from Selected Cells**. This will remove any conditional formatting specific to the highlighted range or table.
### Additional Notes
- If you wish to clear only specific types of conditional formatting (such as specific rules), you may need to manage the rules manually by selecting **Manage Rules** from the Conditional Formatting drop-down and deleting or modifying specific rules as needed.
- Remember to save your worksheet after making changes to avoid losing them.
### Clearing Conditional Formats on a Worksheet
1. **Open Your Worksheet**: Launch Excel and open the worksheet from which you want to clear the conditional formats.
2. **Select the Entire Worksheet**:
- Click on the triangle in the upper left corner of the worksheet (between the row numbers and column letters) to select all cells in the worksheet.
- Alternatively, you can press `Ctrl + A` on your keyboard to select all cells.
3. **Access the Home Tab**:
- Go to the ribbon at the top, and click on the **Home** tab.
4. **Open Conditional Formatting Drop-Down**:
- In the **Styles** group, find and click on the **Conditional Formatting** button.
5. **Clear Rules**:
- Hover over the **Clear Rules** option in the drop-down menu.
- Select **Clear Rules from Entire Sheet**. This action will remove all conditional formats applied across the worksheet.
### Clearing Conditional Formats in a Range of Cells or Table
1. **Open Your Worksheet**: Launch Excel and open the worksheet containing the range of cells or table.
2. **Select the Range or Table**:
- Click and drag to highlight the specific range of cells you want to clear the conditional formatting from.
- If you are targeting a table, click anywhere inside the table.
3. **Access the Home Tab**:
- Go to the ribbon at the top and click on the **Home** tab.
4. **Open Conditional Formatting Drop-Down**:
- In the **Styles** group, find and click on the **Conditional Formatting** button.
5. **Clear Rules**:
- Hover over the **Clear Rules** option in the drop-down menu.
- Select **Clear Rules from Selected Cells**. This will remove any conditional formatting specific to the highlighted range or table.
### Additional Notes
- If you wish to clear only specific types of conditional formatting (such as specific rules), you may need to manage the rules manually by selecting **Manage Rules** from the Conditional Formatting drop-down and deleting or modifying specific rules as needed.
- Remember to save your worksheet after making changes to avoid losing them.
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