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<h2 id="hd_id3153912">Formatting Text in a Spreadsheet </h2>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3155268" xml-lang="en-US">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.</paragraph>
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<h2 id="hd_id3149899">Formatting Numbers in a Spreadsheet</h2>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3159226" xml-lang="en-US">Select the cells containing the numbers you want to format.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150046" xml-lang="en-US">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.</paragraph>
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<h2 id="hd_id3153483">Formatting Borders and Backgrounds for Cells and Pages</h2>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3154733" xml-lang="en-US">You can assign a format to any group of cells by first selecting the cells (for multiple selection, hold down the <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">Command</caseinline><defaultinline>Ctrl</defaultinline></switchinline> key when clicking), and then activating the <emph>Format Cells</emph> dialog in <item type="menuitem">Format - Cells</item>. In this dialog, you can select attributes such as shadows and backgrounds.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3145116" xml-lang="en-US">To apply formatting attributes to an entire sheet, choose <emph>Format - Page Style</emph>. You can define headers and footers, for example, to appear on each printed page.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="note" id="par_id3145389" xml-lang="en-US">An image that you have loaded with <item type="menuitem">Format - Page Style - Background</item> is only visible in print or in the print preview. To display a background image on screen as well, insert the graphic image by choosing <item type="menuitem">Insert - Image - From File</item> and arrange the image behind the cells by choosing <item type="menuitem">Format - Arrange - To Background</item>. Use the <link href="text/scalc/01/02110000.xhp">Navigator</link> to select the background image.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id2837916" xml-lang="en-US"><link href="text/shared/01/05020300.xhp">Number Formatting Options</link></paragraph>
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