2008/4/18, Kenn Goutal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Nearly always, I like to have my spreadsheets look a certain way. > > I like to have all the cells have top-left alignment, with no wrapping, > no borders, default colours, default font, etc -- > *except* the column headers (cells in the first row that are not empty) > in which case I want them to have bottom-left alignment, with no wrapping > 1pt (?) black borders around each cell, boldface, > nd a special background colour. > > On one hand, I'd like to have every new sheet > be created with these characteristics, by default. > > I'd like these formats to be associated either with the row or the column, > *and* be conditional on whether there's a value in the cell. > I really don't want to specify that the entire first row > be populated by cells that look like blank column headers -- > especially given that (I believe) this would make the sheet infinitely > wide, > making it hard to print. > > But on any given sheet, I could override these formats. > > Anybody have any ideas how to accomplish anything like this?
Hello, What about making a template of this set-up and saving it as .ots? You can make it the standard or whatever you want in the File > Templates > Organize window HTH -- Guy using dutch OOo Aqua Beta 3.0.0 (and older) on a iMac Intel DualCore Tiger and brazilian OOo SRC 680 m241 on an Intel MacBook Pro Leopard -- please reply only to users@openoffice.org -- Dodoes can't afford to have headaches
