After you’ve created a custom cell format, you can change its name and associated elements at any time.

To learn about creating custom cell formats, see the topics under Using Your Own Formats for Displaying Values in Table Cells.

Here are ways to change custom formats and apply changes to table cells:

  • To change the elements associated with a custom format that’s been applied to cells, select the cells and click Show Format in the Format pane of the Table inspector.

    To delete an element, select it in the format field and then press Delete.

    To add an element, drag it into the format field.

    To move an element, drag it around in the format field.

    To redefine an element, click its disclosure triangle and then choose an option from the pop-up menu.

    After making your changes, do one of the following:

    To save the changed format and apply it to selected cells using the same name, click OK, and then click Replace.

    To save the changed format as a new format and apply it to selected cells, change the format name and then click OK.

    To apply the changed format to unselected table cells, select the cells and choose the name of the format from the Cell Formats pop-up menu in the Format pane of the Table inspector.

  • To change a custom format name and apply the change to selected cells, use the custom cell format management dialog. To show the dialog, click Manage Formats in the custom format dialog, and then double-click the name, type your changes, and click OK.

    When you change the name of a custom format, the previous name remains associated with cells to which it had been applied, and the previous name is removed from the list of custom formats. To associate the renamed format with these cells, select the cells and choose the new name from the Cell Format pop-up menu in the Format pane of the Table inspector.

  • To create a new custom format based on the current one but with a different name and apply the change to selected cells, click Show Format in the Format pane of the Table inspector. Edit the Name field and click OK.

  • A changed custom format isn’t automatically applied to table cells to which its previous version was applied.

    To apply a changed custom format to cells, select the cells and choose the name of the format from the Cell Formats pop-up menu in the format bar or the Cell Format menu in the Format pane of the Table inspector.

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