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Formatting Spreadsheet Documents 138
Page Properties
Page properties are the formatting options that position document content on a page as
well as visual elements that are repeated page after page. These include
• Paper formats
• Page margins
• Headers and footers.
The procedure for defining page formats differs from other forms of formatting. Whereas
cell, paragraph, and character elements can be formatted directly, page formats can also be
defined and indirectly applied using page styles. For example, headers or footers are added
to the page style.
The following sections describe the main formatting options for spreadsheet pages. Many of
the styles that are described are also available for text documents. The page properties that
are valid for both types of documents are defined in the
com.sun.star.style.PageProperties
service. The page properties that only apply to spreadsheet documents are defined in the
service.
com.sun.star.sheet.TablePageStyle
The page properties (page margins, borders, and so on) for a Microsoft Office document are defined by
means of a PageSetup object at the Worksheet object (Excel) or Document object (Word) level. In
OpenOffice.org, these properties are defined using a page style which in turn is linked to the associated
document.
Page Background
The
com.sun.star.style.PageProperties
service defines the following properties of a pages background:
BackColor (long)
color of background
BackGraphicURL (String)
URL of the background graphics that you want to use
BackGraphicFilter (String)
name of the filter for interpreting the background graphics
BackGraphicLocation (Enum)
position of the background graphics (value according to enumeration)
BackTransparent (Boolean)
makes the background transparent