Apple Keynote '09 - Manual (Page 178)

After the text color you specify has been applied to a cell value, if you type new text
into the cell after placing an insertion point and changing the text color in the format
bar or the Text inspector, the new text appears in the new text color, but the existing
text retains the color you set in the rule.
Formatting Table Cell Values for Display
You can apply a format to a cell to display its value in a particular way. For example,
you can apply the currency format to cells that hold monetary values so that a
currency symbol (such as $, £, or ¥) appears in front of numbers in the cells.
When you use a cell format, you’re setting only the display characteristics of a value.
When the value is used in formulas, the actual value is used, not the formatted value.
The only exception is when there are too many numbers following a decimal point, in
which case the number is rounded.
To apply a cell format:
1 Select the cell or cells.
2 Click Inspector in the toolbar, and then click the Table button to open the
Table inspector.
3 Click Format in the Table inspector.
4 Choose a format from the Cell Format pop-up menu.
To learn how to choose which format to use for your purposes, see “Table Cell
Formats” on page 178.
For detailed instructions about setting options for each type of format, see the topic
specific to the format type you’re interested in applying.
To remove cell formatting from a cell:
Apply the automatic format.
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To delete the value and the formatting, choose Edit > Clear All. m
After you define a cell format, you can associate the format with multiple cells by using
autofilling. See “Autofilling Table Cells” on page 165 for instructions.
To add a value to an empty cell that has a format, select the cell and enter a value. The
format is applied when you leave the cell.
Table Cell Formats
Following is a detailed description of table cell formats.
178 Chapter 10 Using Tables