IBM Lotus Symphony


Instant Formatting

Use this command to apply an Instant Formatting to a selected sheet area or to define your own AutoFormats.

To access this command...

Choose Layout - Instant Formatting

Format

Choose a predefined Instant Formatting to apply to a selected area in your sheet.

Preview Field

Displays a preview of the current selection.

Add

Allows you to add the current formatting of a range of at least 4 x 4 cells to the list of predefined AutoFormats. The Add Instant Formatting dialog then appears.

Enter a name and click OK.

Delete

Deletes the selected element or elements after confirmation.

More

Opens the Formatting section, which displays the formatting overrides that can be applied to the spreadsheet. Deselecting an option keeps the format of the current spreadsheet for that format type.

Formatting

In this section you can select or deselect the available formatting options. If you want to keep any of the settings currently in your spreadsheet, deselect the corresponding option.

Number format

When marked, specifies that you want to retain the number format of the selected format.

Borders

When marked, specifies that you want to retain the border of the selected format.

Font

When marked, specifies that you want to retain the font of the selected format.

Pattern

When marked, specifies that you want to retain the pattern of the selected format.

Alignment

When marked, specifies that you want to retain the alignment of the selected format.

Instantly fit width and height

When marked, specifies that you want to retain the width and height of the selected cells of the selected format.

Rename

Opens a dialog where you can change the specification of the selected Instant Formatting. The button is only visible if you clicked the More button.

The Rename Instant Formatting dialog opens. Enter the new name of the Instant Formatting here.

More

Closes the Formatting options section, if it is currently open.


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