Normally numbers align to the right. However, if a cell has had another alignment specifically set for it, then the number will follow that alignment.
Alignment can depend on the cell content. Text is aligned to the left, but numbers are aligned to the right for example.
Excel right aligns dates within a worksheet because it treats dates as numbers.
Right-aligned
Right
As dates and times are numeric in nature, they are always aligned to the right in a cell by default.
Because a date is stored as a number and is treated like other numbers.
It is the positioning to something in relation to its surroundings. In Word, text can be aligned to the left, centre and right. In Excel things in cells can be aligned those ways, but also to the top of a cell and the bottom of a cell.
The one on the cell in a worksheet is known as the fill handle.
The formula bar.
A worksheet cell with a numeric value is called a data point.
It is the default setting for text. It aligns the text to the right side of a cell. If you use left align, the text will be aligned to the left side of the cell. If you use center align, the text will be aligned in the center of the cell.
cell borders
Cell E6.