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Formatting Cells and Data

13-8 Formatting Cells and Data

This section explains how to control the format of the spreadsheet and the data contained in the cells.

Standard (Fractional) and Decimal (Approximate) Modes

You can use the following procedure to control whether a specific cell, row, or column, or the entire spreadsheet should use the standard mode (fractional format) or decimal mode (approximate value).

uClassPad Operation

(1)Select the cell(s) whose format you want to specify.

• See “Selecting Cells” on page 13-3-5 for information about selecting cells.

(2)On the toolbar, tap the left button (,/ .) to toggle between the standard mode and the decimal mode.

Plain Text and Bold Text

Use the following procedure to toggle the text of a specific cell, row, or column, or the entire spreadsheet between plain and bold.

uClassPad Operation

(1)Select the cell(s) whose text setting you want to specify.

• See “Selecting Cells” on page 13-3-5 for information about selecting cells.

(2)On the toolbar, tap the M/ Bbutton to toggle between bold and plain text.

Text and Calculation Data Types

Make use of the following procedure to toggle a specific cell, row, or column, or the entire spreadsheet for either text or calculation data types.

uClassPad Operation

(1)Select the cell(s) whose format you want to specify.

• See “Selecting Cells” on page 13-3-5 for information about selecting cells.

(2)On the toolbar, tap the u/ <button to toggle between Text Input mode and Calculation Input mode.

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