CCNC/CCNC Module 4/Formatting cells

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Section Overview
Recall that cell data are of three types - numeric, text and date. These data must satisfy two requirements - first they must be an accurate representation of the information being communicated and secondly, their presentation must allow for easy reading. Formatting is the broad term used to describe the methods used to specify how the data are to be presented. In some instances, it is the user who must make that decision. In most other cases though, there is a default format that Calc will use whenever users enter the relevant data. However, users also have the option to change that. This section introduces various methods that you as the user may apply to format the contents of cells and cell ranges as well as the cells themselves.

The following subsections are covered in this tutorial:


 * Formatting cells containing numeric data
 * Changing the appearance of cell contents
 * Miscellaneous formatting techniques