Edit the cell
Select the word(s) you want to highlight
Right-click on the selected characters (to show the pop-up menu)
Select: Format Cells.....Change the Font settings.....Click [OK]

Does that help?
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Regards,

Ron
Microsoft MVP (Excel)

(XL2003, Win XP)

"davidepco" wrote in message
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I am trying to highlight a group of words in a cell. I don't want to
highlight the entire cell.