Formatting cells – Apple iWork '08 User Manual

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Chapter 2

Getting Started with Numbers

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In the table cell, click the up arrow in the stepper twice to increase the value in the cell

to $6,000.

Press Tab to select the adjacent cell. The stepper in cell D4 is no longer visible, because

a cell control is visible only when its cell is selected.

Formatting Cells

The Format Bar gives you quick access to commonly needed formatting controls for

the selected object. Here’s what the Format Bar looks like with one or more cells

selected:

When you want to draw attention to particular cells—for example, cells that contain a

key value—you can use color.

Format the style and
color of text in a cell.

Align text

in a cell.

Format cell borders.

Change a cell’s

background color

Wrap text.

Apply a cell
format.

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