Apple AppleWorks 5 : Mac OS - Manual (Page 156)

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You can also copy a cell’s formatting or specify a default font to be used in
the entire spreadsheet.
To Do this Example
Change text appearance
or alignment Select the cells you want to
change. Choose Font, Size,
Style, Text Color, or Alignment
from the Format menu and
then choose a formatting
option from the appropriate
submenu (or use the pop-up
menus and buttons on the
button bar).
Wrap cell contents so that
long entries aren’t cut off Select the cells containing
the text and click
on the
Default button bar (or
choose Alignment from the
Format menu, and then
choose Wrap). (To adjust the
row height, see “Resizing or
hiding rows and columns”
on page 7-17.)
Format numbers, dates,
and times—for example,
to add a percent sign, place
negative numbers in
parentheses, or add a
comma to large numbers Select a cell or cell range
and then choose Number from
the Format menu. Select the
options you want and click
OK.
You can also click , ,
or on the Default button
bar.
Copy a cell’s format to
other cells Select the cell whose format
you want to copy and
choose Copy Format from the
Edit menu. Then select the
cell or range where you
want to apply the format and
choose Paste Format from the
Edit menu.
Set the default font Choose Default Font from the
Options menu. Choose a
font and font size, and then
click OK.
Plain text Centered
Unwrapped Wrapped
Some number, date,
and time formats
Before After