Formatting cells is tiresome so here are some handy tips to speed the process up

• Changing the display of a negative number to red with parentheses
   
• To change zeroes to dashes
   
• Round your financials to the nearest thousand
   
• Formatting Time Tricks
   
• This is a must-know for any accountant - to increase readability in a long spreadsheet, shade alternate rows.

• I am always watching people format the top row of the data and then moving down and formatting the bottom row. Why not format both at the same time? It will save you some steps and time.