Using SpeedFormatting

SpeedFormatting is a Quattro Pro tool that enables you to apply predefined formatting schemes to cells in your notebook. You select the formatting you want to apply, and Quattro Pro makes all the changes for you. SpeedFormatting is a quick and easy way to achieve elegant results.

Tip

Remember grouping from Chapter 7, "Managing Notebooks"? If you use SpeedFormatting while working with grouped spreadsheets, Quattro Pro applies the formatting to all the spreadsheets in the group.

To apply a SpeedFormat, select the data in the spreadsheet that you want to format; in Figure 8.1, I selected everything but the title in cell A1.

Figure 8.1. Select the data in the spreadsheet that you want to format.

Then, open the Format menu and click SpeedFormat to select a predefined formatting scheme. Quattro Pro displays the SpeedFormat dialog box shown in Figure 8.2.

Figure 8.2. Use this dialog box to select a predefined set of formatting to apply to your spreadsheet.

Tip

Remember grouping from Chapter 7, "Managing Notebooks"? If you use SpeedFormatting while working with grouped spreadsheets, Quattro Pro applies the formatting to all the spreadsheets in the group.

You can click each item in the Formats list to preview its appearance. When you find one you like, click OK. Quattro Pro applies the formatting to the selected cells. In Figure 8.3, I clicked outside the selection so that you can easily see the formatting.

Figure 8.3. Quattro Pro applies SpeedFormatting to the selected cells.