Apple AppleWorks 5 : Windows 95/NT 4.0 User Manual
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Changing the number of rows and columns
A new spreadsheet contains 500 rows and 40 columns. A new spreadsheet
frame contains 50 rows and 10 columns.
Adding borders, colors, and patterns to cells
You can add borders, colors, and patterns to one or more cells, or to entire
rows or columns.
To add a border, color, or pattern, start by selecting the cells, rows, or
columns you want to change. (If you need to use the tool panel, choose
Show Tools from the Window menu.)
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Choose Index from the Help menu and type the first few letters of the entry. Double-click the
entry and then double-click a topic.
To
Do this
Change the number of rows and
columns in a spreadsheet
Choose Document from the Format menu, type
numbers for Columns Across and Rows Down, and then
click OK.
Open a spreadsheet frame so that you
can change the number of rows and
columns in the spreadsheet
Select the frame and choose Open Frame from the
Window menu. When you open the frame, you see
the spreadsheet in a new window. The open frame is
linked to the original document. Any changes you
make in the open frame are also made in the
document. To close the spreadsheet frame, choose
Close from the File menu.
Resize a spreadsheet frame to display
more cells
Select the frame and then drag a handle.
To
Do this
Add a border
Choose Borders from the Format menu, select border options, and then
click OK. Or click one of the border buttons on the Default button bar.
Choose a color from the pen color palette on the tool panel.
Remove a border
Choose Borders from the Format menu, deselect border options, and
then click OK. Or click the border button again.
Change a cell’s border
color
Select a bordered cell and then choose a color from the pen color
palette on the tool panel.
Fill cells with color
or pattern
Click a cell and choose from the fill color and pattern palettes on
the tool panel. Textures and gradients cannot be added to cells.
In the Help index,
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see:
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Document command
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frames, formatting
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opening
In the Help index,
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see:
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borders, spreadsheet cells
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spreadsheets, formatting
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styles