Apple Keynote '09 User Manual

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Chapter 10

Using Tables

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Type of data

Ascending order

Descending order

Text

aA–zZ

Zz–Aa

Dates

Year (earliest first), then Month
(January first), then day (1-31)

Year (most current first), then
month (December first), then
day (31-1)

Numbers

–2, –1, 0, 1, and so on

1, 0, –1, –2, and so on

Cells containing only text,
mixed with cells containing only
numbers

–2, –1, 0, 1, and so on, then
aA–zZ

Zz–Aa, then 1, 0, –1, –2, and so
on

Cells containing a mixture of
text and numbers

Values starting with numbers
first (1z, 1Z, a1, A1)

Values starting with text first
(A1, a1, 1A, 1z)

Empty cells

At the bottom

At the bottom

Boolean (TRUE, FALSE)

Below text and above an
empty cell

Above text

Using Conditional Formatting to Monitor Table Cell Values

Conditional formatting changes a cell’s appearance when cells contain a test value,
which can be either a specific value that you supply or a value that matches another
value in a specific table cell.

To apply conditional formatting, you select one or more cells and then define one or
more rules. The rules specify which visual effects to associate with cells when they
contain the test value.

Rules applied to multiple cells trigger conditional formatting when any of the cells
contains the test value.

To set up or modify conditional formatting rules:

1

Select one or more cells.

To apply the same rules to an entire table, select the entire table. Rules you define are
applied only to the cells that are selected at the time you define the rule.

2

Click Inspector in the toolbar, click the Table inspector button, and click Format in the

Table inspector.

3

Click Show Rules to open the Conditional Format window.

4

Choose the logical rule of your test by making a selection from the “Choose a rule”

pop-up menu.

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