Apple numbers User Manual

 

 

This chapter explains how to use table styles to quickly and 
consistently manage the appearance of tables.

You can use different visual characteristics to distinguish different tables in your 
Numbers spreadsheet. For example, you can format a table containing inputs and 
assumptions using a blue background and matching borders, but format a table 
containing calculation results using a gray background and matching borders.

The simplest way to change the appearance of a table is to apply a table style to it. 
Table styles also ensure that tables are consistently formatted. 

The Numbers templates include a variety of table styles that are ready to use. You can 
also modify the template styles or create your own styles.

Using Table Styles

A table style is predefined formatting that you can apply to a table with the click of a 
mouse.

A table style predefines the following attributes:

 The table background (color or image) and its opacity
 The stroke, color, and opacity of the outside border of body cells, and the outside 

borders of the header row, header column, and footer row.

 The background (color or image and opacity) and the text attributes of table cells, 

including header and footer cells