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ajMCN‖User Defined Borders in Cells

QhPM3‖You can apply a variety of different lines to selected cells.

  1. apxgf‖Select the cell or a block of cells.

  2. mkqAE‖Choose Format - Cells.

  3. HAyz8‖In the dialog, click the Borders tab.

  4. E89Fq‖Choose the border options you want to apply and click OK.

EG7QD‖The options in the Line arrangement area can be used to apply multiple border styles.

tQ4ii‖Selection of cells

3xGCg‖Depending on the selection of cells, the area looks different.

jnGHi‖Selection

AKfDP‖Line arrangement area

fCBCP‖One cell

6a7qm‖borders with one cell selected

kBPBo‖Cells in a column

JJYuk‖borders with a column selected

DCBWV‖Cells in a row

jDYBP‖borders with a row selected

ZkYrP‖Cells in a block of 2x2 or more

GC7h8‖borders with a block selected


2gKsC‖Default Settings

p4Lam‖Click one of the Default icons to set or reset multiple borders.

bF8L3‖Examples

BFCDb‖Select a block of about 8x8 cells, then choose Format - Cells - Borders.

qFhBm‖default icon row of Borders tab page

mvEWC‖Now you can continue to see which lines the other icons will set or remove.

DDScY‖User Defined Settings

x4efw‖In the User defined area, you can click to set or remove individual lines. The preview shows lines in three different states.

bG2uc‖Repeatedly click an edge or a corner to switch through the three different states.

EnR9B‖Line types

XLAR9‖Image

2eM3b‖Meaning

fh3Qr‖A black line

6L2yn‖solid line for user defined border

FUpZB‖A black line sets the corresponding line of the selected cells. The line is shown as a dotted line when you choose the 0.05 pt line style. Double lines are shown when you select a double line style.

tgg4i‖A gray line

EMt2z‖gray line for user defined border

HmMdg‖A gray line is shown when the corresponding line of the selected cells will not be changed. No line will be set or removed at this position.

RoVV2‖A white line

mDdBw‖white line for user defined border

YNahC‖A white line is shown when the corresponding line of the selected cells will be removed.


KFU6J‖Examples

zNjfw‖Select a single cell, then choose Format - Cells - Borders.

fHEFP‖Click the lower edge to set a very thin line as a lower border. All other lines will be removed from the cell.

fe8tp‖setting a thin lower border

yznZW‖Choose a thicker line style and click the lower edge. This sets a thicker line as a lower border.

xixgT‖setting a thick line as a border

sTGsy‖Click the second Default icon from the left to set all four borders. Then repeatedly click the lower edge until a white line is shown. This removes the lower border.

WAEE5‖removing lower border

8FHj7‖You can combine several line types and styles. The last image shows how to set thick outer borders (the thick black lines), while any diagonal lines inside the cell will not be touched (gray lines).

Uop2U‖advanced example for cell borders

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