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  <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145786" role="paragraph">$[officename] Calc comes with a predefined set of formatting themes that you can apply to your spreadsheets.</paragraph>
  <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154490" role="paragraph">It is not possible to add themes to Calc, and they cannot be modified. However, you can modify their styles after you apply them to a spreadsheet.</paragraph>
  <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154757" role="paragraph">Before you format a sheet with a theme, you have to apply at least one custom cell style to the cells on the sheet. You can then change the cell formatting by selecting and applying a theme in the <emph>Theme Selection</emph> dialog.</paragraph>
  <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156382" role="paragraph">To apply a custom cell style to a cell, you can open the Styles window and, in its lower list box, set the Custom Styles view. A list of the existing custom defined cell styles will be displayed. Double click a name from the Styles window to apply this style to the selected cells.</paragraph>
  <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153963" role="paragraph">To apply a theme to a spreadsheet:</paragraph>
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    <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3146920" role="listitem">Click the <emph>Choose Themes</emph> icon in the <emph>Tools</emph> bar. </paragraph>
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    <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148488" role="listitem">The <emph>Theme Selection</emph> dialog appears. This dialog lists the available themes for the whole spreadsheet and the Styles window lists the custom styles for specific cells.</paragraph>
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    <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155114" role="listitem">In the <emph>Theme Selection </emph>dialog, select the theme that you want to apply to the spreadsheet.</paragraph>
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    <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150090" role="listitem">Click OK</paragraph>
    <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150201" role="listitem">As soon as you select another theme in the <emph>Theme Selection</emph> dialog, some of the properties of the custom style will be applied to the current spreadsheet. The modifications will be immediately visible in your spreadsheet.</paragraph>
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