Editing Spreadsheet (section)

==== Cell formatting ====
Depending on the capability of the spreadsheet application, each cell (like its counterpart the "style" in a [[word processor]]) can be separately formatted using the [[Attribute (computing)|attributes]] of either the content (point size, color, bold or italic) or the cell (border thickness, background shading, color). To aid the readability of a spreadsheet, cell formatting may be conditionally applied to data; for example, a negative number may be displayed in red.

A cell's formatting does not typically affect its content and depending on how cells are referenced or copied to other worksheets or applications, the formatting may not be carried with the content.