CarlP wrote: > > TerryJ wrote: >> >> >> CarlP wrote: >> >>>CarlP wrote: >>> >>>>WinXP, 2.1 >>>> >>>>If I use Format->cells in a table that has formatting for blocks of >>>>cells, unpredictable results occur. For example, in a table with groups >>>>of cells with horizontal borders set for the entire group, if I try to >>>>format a single cell's alignment different from the rest of the group, >>>>that cell will often lose it's border settings even though I haven't >>>>changed those settings. I believe I've had a similar problem with other >>>>formatting characteristics, but that's what I'm encountering now. >>>> >>>>I've searched for similar issues but haven't found one. Is this a bug? >>>> >>>>Carl >>> >>>Note that the same does not occur when using the toolbar buttons (at >>>least, it hasn't happened yet). >>>Carl >>> >>> >> >> >> That may well be a bug. I don't want to test it. >> >> When I stopped using Format >Cells and converted all my formatting to >> styles, I discovered that bottom borders in rows had somehow also become >> top >> borders in the rows below. So, I am not surprised that you are getting >> strange results. >> >> You may fare better using styles rather than hard formatting. > > Thanks. I will someday try that but I've found the whole styles > approach a bit difficult to wrap my cluttered brain around. Old habits > die hard, I guess. > Carl > > It is said to improve performance. Think of a cell style as a format template. Instead of formatting each cell, you format a template. Then apply the template to relevant cells. I remembered later that I gave up on styles to create borders because the cells to be bordered had different number formats so I would have needed a border style for each number format. In my case, the border serves to rule off a week in a table of daily data - a much simpler situation than yours. File an issue, if you have the patience and time. (Erk!) -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Formatting-cells-problem-tf3157226.html#a8779277 Sent from the openoffice - users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
