Excel Font and Text Formatting

Apply professional Excel font formatting with AI‑powered automation. Style Excel text with fonts, colors, sizes, and special effects for polished spreadsheets.

Available Tools

font_settings – Excel font styling (family, size, bold, italic, color, etc.) with AI Excel precision
font_settings_batch – Apply Excel font settings to multiple ranges in batch using spreadsheet MCP

Single Font Operations

Basic Font Styling

{
  "tool": "font_settings",
  "parameters": {
    "filepath": "reports/styled-report.xlsx",
    "sheet_name": "Data",
    "range": "A1:F1",
    "font_name": "Arial",
    "font_size": 14,
    "bold": true,
    "font_color": "#FFFFFF"
  }
}

Text Effects

{
  "tool": "font_settings",
  "parameters": {
    "filepath": "reports/effects-demo.xlsx",
    "sheet_name": "Sheet1",
    "range": "A2",
    "italic": true,
    "underline": true,
    "strikethrough": true,
    "font_color": "#FF0000"
  }
}

Special Characters

{
  "tool": "font_settings",
  "parameters": {
    "filepath": "reports/scientific.xlsx",
    "sheet_name": "Formulas",
    "range": "A3",
    "font_size": 10,
    "subscript": true
  }
}

Batch Font Operations

Complete Header Styling

{
  "tool": "font_settings_batch",
  "parameters": {
    "filepath": "reports/professional-report.xlsx",
    "sheet_name": "Summary Report",
    "font_ranges": [
      {
        "range": "C3:G3",
        "font_name": "Arial Black",
        "font_size": 16,
        "bold": true,
        "italic": true,
        "underline": true,
        "font_color": "#FF0000"
      },
      {
        "range": "D4:D6",
        "font_name": "Calibri",
        "font_size": 12,
        "bold": true,
        "font_color": "#0066CC"
      },
      {
        "range": "E4:E6",
        "font_name": "Times New Roman",
        "italic": true,
        "font_color": "#006600"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Special Text Effects Showcase

{
  "tool": "font_settings_batch",
  "parameters": {
    "filepath": "reports/text-effects.xlsx",
    "sheet_name": "Effects Demo",
    "font_ranges": [
      {
        "range": "A3",
        "font_size": 10,
        "subscript": true
      },
      {
        "range": "B3",
        "font_size": 10,
        "superscript": true
      },
      {
        "range": "C3",
        "strikethrough": true,
        "underline": true,
        "font_color": "#CC0000"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Professional Report Styling

{
  "tool": "font_settings_batch",
  "parameters": {
    "filepath": "reports/financial-report.xlsx",
    "sheet_name": "Sheet1",
    "font_ranges": [
      {
        "range": "A1:F1",
        "font_name": "Arial",
        "font_size": 14,
        "bold": true,
        "font_color": "#FFFFFF"
      },
      {
        "range": "A5:F5",
        "bold": true,
        "font_size": 12
      },
      {
        "range": "F2:F5",
        "bold": true,
        "font_color": "#006600"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Font Parameters Reference

Font Families

"Arial" – Clean, modern sans‑serif
"Calibri" – Microsoft Office default
"Times New Roman" – Traditional serif
"Arial Black" – Bold display font
"Courier New" – Monospace font

Font Sizes

8 – Very small text
10 – Small text
11 – Default size
12 – Standard body text
14 – Large text
16 – Heading size
18 – Large heading

Font Colors (Hex Codes)

"#000000" – Black
"#FFFFFF" – White
"#FF0000" – Red
"#0066CC" – Blue
"#006600" – Green
"#FF6600" – Orange
"#800080" – Purple

Text Effects

bold: true – Bold text
italic: true – Italic text
underline: true – Underlined text
strikethrough: true – Strikethrough text
subscript: true – Subscript text (H₂O)
superscript: true – Superscript text (x²)

Advanced Font Styling

Scientific Notation Example

{
  "tool": "font_settings_batch",
  "parameters": {
    "filepath": "reports/scientific.xlsx",
    "sheet_name": "Formulas",
    "font_ranges": [
      {
        "range": "A1",
        "font_name": "Times New Roman",
        "font_size": 12,
        "bold": true
      },
      {
        "range": "B1",
        "font_size": 10,
        "subscript": true
      },
      {
        "range": "C1",
        "font_size": 10,
        "superscript": true
      }
    ]
  }
}

Color‑Coded Data

{
  "tool": "font_settings_batch",
  "parameters": {
    "filepath": "reports/color-coded.xlsx",
    "sheet_name": "Status Report",
    "font_ranges": [
      {
        "range": "A2:A5",
        "font_color": "#008000",
        "bold": true
      },
      {
        "range": "B2:B5",
        "font_color": "#FF8C00",
        "italic": true
      },
      {
        "range": "C2:C5",
        "font_color": "#DC143C",
        "strikethrough": true
      }
    ]
  }
}

Best Practices

Consistency – Use consistent font families throughout reports.
Hierarchy – Use font sizes to create visual hierarchy.
Readability – Ensure adequate contrast between text and background.
Effects – Use text effects sparingly for emphasis.
Professional – Stick to standard business fonts for reports.

Common Use Cases

Report Headers

Bold, larger font size
Contrasting colors
Professional font families

Data Emphasis

Bold or italic for important values
Color coding for status indicators
Strikethrough for deprecated data

Scientific Documents

Subscript for chemical formulas
Superscript for mathematical expressions
Monospace for code or data

Error Handling

Invalid Font Family

{
  "tool": "font_settings",
  "parameters": {
    "filepath": "test.xlsx",
    "sheet_name": "Sheet1",
    "range": "A1",
    "font_name": "NonExistentFont"
  }
}

Result: Falls back to the default system font.

Invalid Color Code

{
  "tool": "font_settings",
  "parameters": {
    "filepath": "test.xlsx",
    "sheet_name": "Sheet1",
    "range": "A1",
    "font_color": "invalid-color"
  }
}

Result: Uses the default black color.

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