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38      <topic id="textscalcguideautoformatxml" indexer="include" status="PUBLISH">
39         <title xml-lang="en-US" id="tit">Using AutoFormat for Tables</title>
40         <filename>/text/scalc/guide/autoformat.xhp</filename>
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44<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3155132"><bookmark_value>tables; AutoFormat function</bookmark_value>
45      <bookmark_value>defining;AutoFormat function for tables</bookmark_value>
46      <bookmark_value>AutoFormat function</bookmark_value>
47      <bookmark_value>formats; automatically formatting spreadsheets</bookmark_value>
48      <bookmark_value>automatic formatting in spreadsheets</bookmark_value>
49      <bookmark_value>sheets;AutoFormat function</bookmark_value>
50</bookmark><comment>MW deleted "applying;"</comment><comment>MW made "AutoFormat function;" a one level entry</comment>
51<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3155132" role="heading" level="1" l10n="U"
52                 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>
53</variable></paragraph>
54      <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>
55      <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>
56      <list type="ordered">
57         <listitem>
58            <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>
59         </listitem>
60         <listitem>
61            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN106D5" role="listitem" l10n="NEW">Choose <item type="menuitem">Format - AutoFormat</item>.</paragraph>
62         </listitem>
63         <listitem>
64            <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>
65         </listitem>
66         <listitem>
67            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN10715" role="listitem" l10n="NEW">Click <emph>OK</emph>.</paragraph>
68            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN1075D" role="listitem" l10n="NEW">The format is applied to the selected range of cells.</paragraph>
69         </listitem>
70      </list>
71      <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>
72      <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155379" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U"
73                 oldref="22">To Define an AutoFormat for Spreadsheets</paragraph>
74      <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>
75      <list type="ordered">
76         <listitem>
77            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3152985" role="listitem" l10n="CHG" oldref="23">Format a sheet.</paragraph>
78         </listitem>
79         <listitem>
80            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145384" role="listitem" l10n="CHG" oldref="24">Choose <item type="menuitem">Edit - Select All</item>.</paragraph>
81         </listitem>
82         <listitem>
83            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153815" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="25">Choose <item type="menuitem">Format - AutoFormat</item>.</paragraph>
84         </listitem>
85         <listitem>
86            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN107A9" role="listitem" l10n="NEW">Click <emph>Add</emph>.</paragraph>
87         </listitem>
88         <listitem>
89            <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>
90         </listitem>
91         <listitem>
92            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN107C3" role="listitem" l10n="NEW">Click <emph>OK</emph>.</paragraph>
93         </listitem>
94      </list>
95      <section id="relatedtopics">
96         <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>
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