You can create your own cell formats for displaying numbers, text, and date and time values. Cell formats you create, called custom formats, are listed in the Cell Formats pop-up menu in the Format pane of the Table inspector.

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Define a custom number format that applies currency, decimal digit, and other display formatting to a number in a table cell

Creating a Custom Number Format

Defining the Integers Element of a Custom Number Format

Defining the Decimals Element of a Custom Number Format

Defining the Scale of a Custom Number Format

Define custom number formatting that varies with the value of a number in a table cell

Associating Conditions with a Custom Number Format

Define a custom date/time format, which specifies day, month, year, hour, minute, and other aspects of a date/time value in a table cell

Creating a Custom Date/Time Format

Define text you want to appear next to a value entered into a table cell

Creating a Custom Text Format

Manage the custom formats you create

Changing a Custom Cell Format

Reordering, Renaming, and Deleting Custom Cell Formats

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