Working with styles
A style consists of several text properties that can be modified and used to create a uniform look for notebooks. You can define a style for cells in a notebook and enable or disable properties. Disabled properties have no effect on cells to which you apply the new style.
Quattro Pro lets you copy a style to another notebook. You can also copy property settings for one style with those for another style or formatted cell. For example, you can copy a cell that has purple text color properties with the Normal style. When you apply the Normal style to cells in that notebook, the cells display the Normal style properties and purple text.
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Click Format
 Define styles. |
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Type a new name in the Define style for list box.
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In the Include properties area, enable any of the check boxes corresponding to properties to change.
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Click any of the following buttons to set the properties for the style:
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Alignment — sets the alignment properties for the cell
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Format — sets the cell format properties
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Protection — enables or disables cell protection
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Line drawing — sets the properties for cell lines
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Shading — sets the shading, pattern, and color properties for the cell
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Font — sets the font for the text in the cell
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Text Color — sets the font color for text in the cell
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You can also delete a style by choosing a style from the Define style for list box and clicking Delete. Cells using this style revert to the Normal style.
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To apply a predefined style | |
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Select a cell.
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Choose a style from the Style list box on the property bar.
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To copy a style to another notebook | |
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Select a cell that has a style format.
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Click Edit
Copy. |
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Select a cell or group of cells in another notebook.
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Click Edit
Paste. |
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The style name appears in the Style list box for that notebook.
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To copy style settings from a cell or style | |
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Click Format
Define styles. |
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Select a style from the Define styles for list box.
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Click Merge.
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In the Merge style dialog box, enable one of the following options:
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Style — merges another style you choose from the Select style list box
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Cell — merges a formatted cell you specify in the Select cell box
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