User Guide

Dening Table Styles for a Custom Template
A template has one or more table styles that let you format a selected table in a single
click. Table styles are useful for applying consistent formatting to tables.
You can use or redene the table styles in a Numbers template, or you can create your
own styles. See “Using Table Styles” on page 111 to learn how.
Dening Reusable Tables for a Custom Template
A template has one or more reusable tables, which let you add tables that have
already been styled and sized. They can also contain predened content, such as
formulas and text.
When using a template, you add a reusable table by clicking Tables in the toolbar and
choosing a table from the pop-up menu.
You can use or redene the reusable tables in a Numbers template, or you can create
your own. “Dening Reusable Tables” on page 50 provides instructions.
Dening Default Charts, Text Boxes, Shapes, and Images for a
Custom Template
A template has default values dened for the following objects, which take eect
when a template user adds one of them:
Charts Â
Text boxes Â
Shapes Â
Imported images Â
You can use the default settings that already exist in the template you started with, or
you can change the settings.
To learn how to Go to
Set up default chart attributes “Dening Default Attributes for Charts” on
page 243
Set up default attributes for text boxes and
shapes
“Dening Default Attributes for Text Boxes and
Shapes” on page 243
Set up default image attributes “Dening Default Attributes for Imported
Images” on page 244
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