Take Control of Numbers, 3rd Edition

Use Table Formats and Styles

Numbers offers many options for table formatting that can make a table easy to read—or turn it into an abomination to behold. When it comes to avoiding the latter, my advice is: Practice restraint!

Just below, I describe table formatting options that you can use to standardize the look of your tables and make them easy to scan for specific data. With formatting skills under your belt, you can Use Table Styles to apply your perfect combo of formats to other tables, and Reorganize Styles to keep your most-used ones readily at hand.

Apply Table Formats

The four formatting choices that affect an entire table—gridlines, outlines for the table and title, alternating row color, and overall text-size re-sizing—are ...