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5 Worksheet/Workbook Records
5.103 STYLE
BIFF2 BIFF3 BIFF4 BIFF5 BIFF8
— 0293 H 0293 H 0293 H 0293 H
This record stores the name of a user-defined cell style or specific options for a built-in cell style. All STYLE records
occur together behind the XF record list (➜5.115). Each STYLE record refers to a style XF record, which contains the
formatting attributes for the cell style.
5.103.1 User-Defined Cell Styles
STYLE record for user-defined cell styles, BIFF3-BIFF8:
Offset Size Contents
0 2 Bit Mask Contents
11-0 0FFF H Index to style XF record (➜5.115)
15 8000 H Always 0 for user-defined styles
2 var. BIFF2-BIFF5: Non-empty byte string, 8-bit string length (➜2.5.2)
BIFF8: Non-empty Unicode string, 16-bit string length (➜2.5.3)
5.103.2 Built-In Cell Styles
STYLE record for built-in cell styles, BIFF3-BIFF8:
Offset Size Contents
0 2 Bit Mask Contents
11-0 0FFF H Index to style XF record (➜5.115)
15 8000 H Always 1 for built-in styles
2 1 Identifier of the built-in cell style:
00 H = Normal
01 H = RowLevel_lv (see next field)
02 H = ColLevel_lv (see next field)
03 H = Comma
04 H = Currency
05 H = Percent
06 H = Comma [0] (BIFF4-BIFF8)
07 H = Currency [0] (BIFF4-BIFF8)
08 H = Hyperlink (BIFF8)
09 H = Followed Hyperlink (BIFF8)
3 1 Level for RowLevel or ColLevel style (zero-based, lv), FF H otherwise
The RowLevel and ColLevel styles specify the formatting of subtotal cells in a specific outline level. The level is
specified by the last field in the STYLE record. Valid values are 0…6 for the outline levels 1…7.
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