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Changing the Appearance
of a Spreadsheet
You may want to change the appearance
of a spreadsheet
to improve its
presentation.
For example, you might want to emphasize
certain aspects with
a different text style or alignment.
This section explains how to do the following:
•
Adjust the width of columns
and the height of rows
• Change the alignment of information
in cells
• Change the text style of information
in cells
Adjusting
Column
Width and Row Height
Sometimes
when
you enter
information,
it appears
truncated
or as ###
because
the column
is not wide
enough.
You can change
the column
width
by dragging
the on-screen
pointer
or by selecting
from the Cell menu.
• To change
the column width by dragging:
1. Move the pointer to the header area at the top of the spreadsheet.
When
tbe pointer is over the divider that separates the column
letters, it changes to
a double arrow, as sboum in the illustration at lej_.
2. Press and hold the Select button and drag the column divider on the right
side of the column until the column is the width you want.
OR
With the Select button, double-click
on the column divider on the right
side of the column to set the column width just wider than the longest
entry in the column. This is the same effect you get if you select Best Fit
from the Cell menu.
Using the menu, you
can adjust column
width and row height
when titles are
locked. However, you
cannot do this for
emire rows or
columns that are
locked.
• To change
the column
width using the Cell menu:
1. Select a cell anywhere
in the column whose width you want to change.
2. Select one of the following from the Cell menu;
• Narrower
makes the column 8 points narrower. The default width is
64 points.
• Wider
makes the column 8 points wider. The default width is 64
points.
.
•
Best Fit makes the column wide enough
to fit the widest entry it
contains.
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