Styles are sets of choices which determine the appearance and layout of numbers, text cells, rows and dates within your worksheet. Aspects of style include: the margins of each cell; the typeface used, its size, colour and any special attributes applied to it; and the alignment of figures within a cell. These are referred to in the following sections as attributes.
To see the list of styles available for use in any worksheet document, click the Style button in the toolbar, or choose Styles... from the Style menu. You will see a selection window containing a list similar to this:
Styles provide a mechanism for changing the look of a worksheet quickly and easily. All styles contained in the worksheet are listed in the Style selector; to add a style to part of a worksheet, simply select it, click on the Style button, select the preferred style from the list and click Apply.
Styles can quickly be changed; any changes made will be applied to all occurrences of that style within the worksheet.
Using styles can save you a lot of time in formatting your worksheets, as well as ensuring consistency. For example, you can define a Totals style, and use it to highlight all totals within your worksheet. If the Totals style uses a different typeface, in a different size, and with extra spacing beneath compared to the style used for ordinary cells, the ability to apply a style with a couple of clicks can save you a lot of time even in short documents.