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See the License for the * specific language governing permissions and limitations * under the License. * ***********************************************************--> <helpdocument version="1.0"> <meta> <topic id="textscalcguideautoformatxml" indexer="include" status="PUBLISH"> <title xml-lang="en-US" id="tit">Using AutoFormat for Tables</title> <filename>/text/scalc/guide/autoformat.xhp</filename> </topic> </meta> <body> <bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3155132"> <bookmark_value>tables; AutoFormat function</bookmark_value> <bookmark_value>defining;AutoFormat function for tables</bookmark_value> <bookmark_value>AutoFormat function</bookmark_value> <bookmark_value>formats; automatically formatting spreadsheets</bookmark_value> <bookmark_value>automatic formatting in spreadsheets</bookmark_value> <bookmark_value>sheets;AutoFormat function</bookmark_value> </bookmark><comment>MW deleted "applying;"</comment><comment>MW made "AutoFormat function;" a one level entry</comment> <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3155132" role="heading" level="1" l10n="U" oldref="11"><variable id="autoformat"><link href="text/scalc/guide/autoformat.xhp" name="Using AutoFormat for Tables">Applying Automatic Formatting to a Selected Cell Range</link> </variable></paragraph> <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149401" role="paragraph" l10n="CHG" oldref="12">You can use the AutoFormat feature to quickly apply a format to a sheet or a selected cell range.</paragraph> <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN10702" role="heading" level="2" l10n="NEW">To Apply an AutoFormat to a Sheet or Selected Cell Range</paragraph> <list type="ordered"> <listitem> <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN106CE" role="listitem" l10n="NEW">Select the cells, including the column and row headers, that you want to format.</paragraph> </listitem> <listitem> <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN106D5" role="listitem" l10n="NEW">Choose <item type="menuitem">Format - AutoFormat</item>.</paragraph> </listitem> <listitem> <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3151242" role="listitem" l10n="CHG" oldref="27">To select which properties to include in an AutoFormat, click <emph>More</emph>.</paragraph> </listitem> <listitem> <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN10715" role="listitem" l10n="NEW">Click <emph>OK</emph>.</paragraph> <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN1075D" role="listitem" l10n="NEW">The format is applied to the selected range of cells.</paragraph> </listitem> </list> <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149210" role="note" l10n="U" oldref="14">If you do not see any change in color of the cell contents, choose <item type="menuitem">View - Value Highlighting</item>.</paragraph> <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155379" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="22">To Define an AutoFormat for Spreadsheets</paragraph> <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148868" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="26">You can define a new AutoFormat that is available to all spreadsheets.</paragraph> <list type="ordered"> <listitem> <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3152985" role="listitem" l10n="CHG" oldref="23">Format a sheet.</paragraph> </listitem> <listitem> <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145384" role="listitem" l10n="CHG" oldref="24">Choose <item type="menuitem">Edit - Select All</item>.</paragraph> </listitem> <listitem> <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153815" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="25">Choose <item type="menuitem">Format - AutoFormat</item>.</paragraph> </listitem> <listitem> <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN107A9" role="listitem" l10n="NEW">Click <emph>Add</emph>.</paragraph> </listitem> <listitem> <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN10760" role="listitem" l10n="NEW">In the <emph>Name</emph> box of the <emph>Add AutoFormat</emph> dialog, enter a name for the format.</paragraph> </listitem> <listitem> <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN107C3" role="listitem" l10n="NEW">Click <emph>OK</emph>.</paragraph> </listitem> </list> <section id="relatedtopics"> <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3159203" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="28"><link href="text/scalc/01/05110000.xhp" name="Format - AutoFormat">Format - AutoFormat</link></paragraph> </section> </body> </helpdocument>