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See the License for the 19 * specific language governing permissions and limitations 20 * under the License. 21 * 22 ***********************************************************--> 23 24<helpdocument version="1.0"> 25<meta> 26<topic id="textscalcguideautoformatxml" indexer="include" status="PUBLISH"> 27<title xml-lang="en-US" id="tit">Using AutoFormat for Tables</title> 28<filename>/text/scalc/guide/autoformat.xhp</filename> 29</topic> 30</meta> 31<body> 32<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3155132"> 33<bookmark_value>tables; AutoFormat function</bookmark_value> 34<bookmark_value>defining;AutoFormat function for tables</bookmark_value> 35<bookmark_value>AutoFormat function</bookmark_value> 36<bookmark_value>formats; automatically formatting spreadsheets</bookmark_value> 37<bookmark_value>automatic formatting in spreadsheets</bookmark_value> 38<bookmark_value>sheets;AutoFormat function</bookmark_value> 39</bookmark><comment>MW deleted "applying;"</comment><comment>MW made "AutoFormat function;" a one level entry</comment> 40<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3155132" role="heading" level="1" l10n="U" 41oldref="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> 42</variable></paragraph> 43<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> 44<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> 45<list type="ordered"> 46<listitem> 47<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> 48</listitem> 49<listitem> 50<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN106D5" role="listitem" l10n="NEW">Choose <item type="menuitem">Format - AutoFormat</item>.</paragraph> 51</listitem> 52<listitem> 53<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> 54</listitem> 55<listitem> 56<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN10715" role="listitem" l10n="NEW">Click <emph>OK</emph>.</paragraph> 57<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN1075D" role="listitem" l10n="NEW">The format is applied to the selected range of cells.</paragraph> 58</listitem> 59</list> 60<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> 61<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155379" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U" 62oldref="22">To Define an AutoFormat for Spreadsheets</paragraph> 63<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> 64<list type="ordered"> 65<listitem> 66<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3152985" role="listitem" l10n="CHG" oldref="23">Format a sheet.</paragraph> 67</listitem> 68<listitem> 69<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145384" role="listitem" l10n="CHG" oldref="24">Choose <item type="menuitem">Edit - Select All</item>.</paragraph> 70</listitem> 71<listitem> 72<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153815" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="25">Choose <item type="menuitem">Format - AutoFormat</item>.</paragraph> 73</listitem> 74<listitem> 75<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN107A9" role="listitem" l10n="NEW">Click <emph>Add</emph>.</paragraph> 76</listitem> 77<listitem> 78<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> 79</listitem> 80<listitem> 81<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN107C3" role="listitem" l10n="NEW">Click <emph>OK</emph>.</paragraph> 82</listitem> 83</list> 84<section id="relatedtopics"> 85<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> 86</section> 87</body> 88</helpdocument> 89