Double underline (Accounting)

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Double underline (Accounting)

Bonjour, I use Pages for most of students documentation and exams in accounting (Certified General Accountant).
In my exercise, I often have Financial statements and I can't find and easy way to format cells underlined with a double line like. One line is easy, yet a double line is long to format since I have to draw a line and place it right under an underlined cell.

Is there an easy way to underline a spreadsheet cell in Pages with a double line?
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Armand

PowerBook 1 GHz G4, Mac OS X (10.4.10)

Posted on Oct 26, 2007 5:12 AM

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Answer 1

DennisG

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Oct 26, 2007 6:16 AM in response to armandpare

armand,

Welcome to Apple discussions.

I'm not sure if you're asking if you can double-underline a cell or the text within a cell. I'll assume you mean the text.

Highlight the text, open the Fonts palette by clicking on the Fonts button on the button bar, click on the little underlined T, then select Double.

-Dennis

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armandpare Author

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Oct 26, 2007 7:51 AM in response to DennisG

What you suggest does the job, but partly.

In a table, I need to put a double underline under the last lines (which happened to be a cell) on balance sheet and results statement.
Accounting conventions uses double lines under cells containing: Total assets, net profits or loss, etc.

Is there an easy way to format according to accounting conventions or norms?
Thanks
Armand

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armandpare Author

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Oct 26, 2007 2:24 PM in response to SermoDaturCunctis

In the font it does work, yet it underline only the numbers, not the cell.

I need a double underline of a cell in a table.

I've done it,
1) using cell border in Inspector/Table and after,
2) I create a line in the shape menu and place that line right under the cell line.
#) I grouped both items, table + line and make it move with the text.
Yet, it's not very practical.
Armand

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Answer 4

Oct 26, 2007 10:17 PM in response to armandpare

Aha, cell underline! Then the answer is very likely no.

I set it in Excel, and when I imported the file to Numbers, I got a very clear message that the border style was not supported.

I assume the same restriction applies to tables in Pages.

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Answer 5

Oct 26, 2007 1:31 PM in response to armandpare

Go to the Font palette and click on the first T-icon. You will get a drop down menu where you can choose double underline.

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armandpare Author

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Oct 27, 2007 2:55 AM in response to armandpare

Thanks

First time I use this forum, but not last!

Armand

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