Apple Numbers '09 - Manual (Page 245)

Chapter 12 Designing Your Own Numbers Spreadsheet Templates 245
Defining Table Styles for a Custom Template
A template has one or more table styles that let you format a selected table in a single
click. Table styles are useful for applying consistent formatting to tables.
You can use or redefine the table styles in a Numbers template, or you can create your
own styles. See “Using Table Styles” on page 114 to learn how.
Defining Reusable Tables for a Custom Template
A template has one or more reusable tables, which let you add tables that have
already been styled and sized. They can also contain predefined content, such as
formulas and text.
When using a template, you add a reusable table by clicking Tables in the toolbar and
choosing a table from the pop-up menu.
You can use or redefine the reusable tables in a Numbers template, or you can create
your own. “Defining Reusable Tables” on page 53 provides instructions.
Defining Default Charts, Text Boxes, Shapes, and Images for a
Custom Template
A template has default values defined for the following objects, which take effect
when a template user adds one of them:
Charts Â
Text boxes Â
Shapes Â
Imported images Â
You can use the default settings that already exist in the template you started with, or
you can change the settings.
To learn how to Go to
Set up default chart attributes “Defining Default Attributes for Charts” on
page 245
Set up default attributes for text boxes
and shapes “Defining Default Attributes for Text Boxes and
Shapes” on page 246
Set up default image attributes “Defining Default Attributes for Imported
Images” on page 246
Defining Default Attributes for Charts
You can set the default appearance of each chart type. Default attributes must be set
individually for each chart type.