Excel Delete Cells Delete Cells By picking a cell and clicking the delete button, you can remove it.Note: Only the value within the cell will be erased by the delete function; the cell’s formatting will remain intact.Let’s examine three instances. Example 1 Pressing the delete button: Example 2 Pressing the delete button: Example 3 With formatting: Pressing the delete button: Keep in mind that the formatting (the color) is left in place; just the value within the cells is removed.Note: In a subsequent chapter, formatting and styling cells will be covered in more detail.