The Format toolbar lets you determine the formatting of cells in a data sheet (similar to MS Excel functionality):
The buttons available on the Format toolbar are also available from the Format menu. The Format menu also provides a number of additional formatting options. |
The table below describes the tools available from the Format toolbar:
Button/function |
Button/function name |
Description |
Lets you select a font to apply to selected cell/s. |
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Lets you select a font size to apply to selected cell/s. |
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Bold |
Makes text in selected cell/s bold. |
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Italics |
Italicise text in selected cell/s. |
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Underline |
Underline text in selected cell/s. |
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General Style |
Apply a general number style to selected cell/s. Cells have no specific number formatting applied. |
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Currency Style (2) |
Display the value of selected cell/s as a monetary value, for example, $1,234.56. Note: By default, XPAC assumes a dollar currency ($). To change the currency symbol, see Number. |
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Percent Style |
Display the value of selected cell/s as a percentage, for example, 97% (multiples the value by 100). Note: 0.5 displays as 50%, 5 displays as 500%, etc. By default, XPAC assumes a percentage with no decimal spaces. To change the number of decimals that display, see Number. |
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Date Style |
Display the value of selected cell/s as a date, for example, 15/4/2012. Note: By default, XPAC assumes a date with a DD/MM/YYYY format. To change the date format, see Number. |
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Comma Style |
Display the value of selected cell/s using a thousands separator, for example, 1,234. |
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Fixed Style (2) |
Display the value of selected cell/s to be fixed to two decimal places, for example, 1,234.56. |
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Increase Decimals |
Display more precise values of selected cell/s by using more decimal places. |
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Decrease Decimals |
Display less precise values of selected cell/s by using fewer decimal places. |
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Font |
Apply font settings to selected cell/s. See Font for more information. |
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Repeat Font |
Apply the most recently used font colour to selected cell/s. |
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Pattern |
Apply a fill colour and/or pattern to selected cell/s. |
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Repeat Pattern |
Apply the most recently used fill colour (and/or pattern) to selected cell/s. |