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2494e420e4Smseidel<helpdocument version="1.0">
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26cdf0e10cSrcweir<topic id="textscalcguideautoformatxml" indexer="include" status="PUBLISH">
27cdf0e10cSrcweir<title xml-lang="en-US" id="tit">Using AutoFormat for Tables</title>
28cdf0e10cSrcweir<filename>/text/scalc/guide/autoformat.xhp</filename>
29cdf0e10cSrcweir</topic>
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31cdf0e10cSrcweir<body>
3294e420e4Smseidel<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3155132">
3394e420e4Smseidel<bookmark_value>tables; AutoFormat function</bookmark_value>
34cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>defining;AutoFormat function for tables</bookmark_value>
35cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>AutoFormat function</bookmark_value>
36cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>formats; automatically formatting spreadsheets</bookmark_value>
37cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>automatic formatting in spreadsheets</bookmark_value>
38cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>sheets;AutoFormat function</bookmark_value>
39cdf0e10cSrcweir</bookmark><comment>MW deleted "applying;"</comment><comment>MW made "AutoFormat function;" a one level entry</comment>
40*964501fbSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3155132" role="heading" level="1" l10n="U"><variable id="autoformat"><link href="text/scalc/guide/autoformat.xhp" name="Using AutoFormat for Tables">Applying Automatic Formatting to a Selected Cell Range</link>
41cdf0e10cSrcweir</variable></paragraph>
42*964501fbSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149401" role="paragraph" l10n="CHG">You can use the AutoFormat feature to quickly apply a format to a sheet or a selected cell range.</paragraph>
43cdf0e10cSrcweir<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>
44cdf0e10cSrcweir<list type="ordered">
45cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem>
46cdf0e10cSrcweir<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>
47cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem>
48cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem>
49cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN106D5" role="listitem" l10n="NEW">Choose <item type="menuitem">Format - AutoFormat</item>.</paragraph>
50cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem>
51cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem>
52*964501fbSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3151242" role="listitem" l10n="CHG">To select which properties to include in an AutoFormat, click <emph>More</emph>.</paragraph>
53cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem>
54cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem>
55cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN10715" role="listitem" l10n="NEW">Click <emph>OK</emph>.</paragraph>
56cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN1075D" role="listitem" l10n="NEW">The format is applied to the selected range of cells.</paragraph>
57cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem>
58cdf0e10cSrcweir</list>
59*964501fbSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149210" role="note" l10n="U">If you do not see any change in color of the cell contents, choose <item type="menuitem">View - Value Highlighting</item>.</paragraph>
60*964501fbSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155379" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U">To Define an AutoFormat for Spreadsheets</paragraph>
61*964501fbSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148868" role="paragraph" l10n="U">You can define a new AutoFormat that is available to all spreadsheets.</paragraph>
62cdf0e10cSrcweir<list type="ordered">
63cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem>
64*964501fbSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3152985" role="listitem" l10n="CHG">Format a sheet.</paragraph>
65cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem>
66cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem>
67*964501fbSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145384" role="listitem" l10n="CHG">Choose <item type="menuitem">Edit - Select All</item>.</paragraph>
68cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem>
69cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem>
70*964501fbSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153815" role="listitem" l10n="U">Choose <item type="menuitem">Format - AutoFormat</item>.</paragraph>
71cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem>
72cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem>
73cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN107A9" role="listitem" l10n="NEW">Click <emph>Add</emph>.</paragraph>
74cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem>
75cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem>
76cdf0e10cSrcweir<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>
77cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem>
78cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem>
79cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN107C3" role="listitem" l10n="NEW">Click <emph>OK</emph>.</paragraph>
80cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem>
81cdf0e10cSrcweir</list>
82cdf0e10cSrcweir<section id="relatedtopics">
83*964501fbSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3159203" role="paragraph" l10n="U"><link href="text/scalc/01/05110000.xhp" name="Format - AutoFormat">Format - AutoFormat</link></paragraph>
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