Style & Alignment
Customize how your columns look and behave using Cell Style and Column Alignment. These settings help improve readability and make important values easier to scan.
Quick guide
- Open Column settings.
- Choose a Cell Style (bold, italic, underline).
- Select a Column Alignment (left, center, right).
- Click Save to apply changes.
Tip: Alignment affects the entire column, while cell style only applies to data rows.
Cell Style
Cell Style controls how values are displayed inside the cells of a column. You can apply simple formatting such as bold, italic, or underline.
This setting applies only to data rows. Table headers and footer aggregations are not affected.
Column Alignment
Column Alignment defines how content is positioned horizontally within a column.
Available options include left, center, and right. This setting applies consistently to the header, data cells, and footer aggregations.
Finance Operations
Mikado Ltd. — Budget Planning
Context:
The team prepares quarterly financial summaries using Simple Tables. Key metrics like Total and Profit margin must be easy to identify.
Setup:
They apply bold cell style to the Status column to highlight values such as "Over Budget" or "OK".
Numeric columns are right-aligned using Column Alignment to improve readability.
Impact:
The table becomes easier to scan, allowing faster interpretation of key financial data.
Combine styling and alignment to improve visual clarity while keeping your table structured and consistent.
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