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Formatting Spreadsheets

Formatting Text in a Spreadsheet

1. Select the text you want to format.

2. Choose the desired text attributes from the \<emph\>Formatting \</emph\>Bar. You can also choose \<emph\>Format - Cells\</emph\>. The \<emph\>Format Cells\</emph\> dialog will appear in which you can choose various text attributes on the \<emph\>Font\</emph\> tab page.

Formatting Numbers in a Spreadsheet

1. Select the cells containing the numbers you want to format.

2. To format numbers in the default currency format or as percentages, use the icons on the \<emph\>Formatting \</emph\>Bar. For other formats, choose \<emph\>Format - Cells\</emph\>. You can choose from the preset formats or define your own on the \<emph\>Numbers\</emph\> tab page.

Formatting Borders and Backgrounds for Cells and Pages

1. You can assign a format to any group of cells by first selecting the cells (for multiple selection, hold down the key when clicking), and then activating the Format Cells dialog in Format - Cell. In this dialog, you can select attributes such as shadows and backgrounds.

2. To apply formatting attributes to an entire sheet, choose \<emph\>Format - Page\</emph\>. You can define headers and footers, for example, to appear on each printed page.