Format Row
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Note: The Actions Quick Reference provides a complete list of actions that you can print for easy reference.
What is the Format Row Action?
The Format Row Action applies formatting to one or more rows in an Excel workbook.
Creating a Format Row Action
Drag and drop the Selector
onto the Targets 
list in the target workbook to display the available target options. Continue
to drag the Selector to the Row option,
expanding the available Row Options 
. Choose the desired row option:
- Current Row- Performs the action to the active row in the workbook
- Exact Row- Performs the action to a row specified by the user
- Row Range- Performs the action to
a defined row range
Note: An Exact Row can also be accessed by targeting it directly. For more information about modifying a target column, read the Understanding Excel Targets section of the Understanding Targets article.
If this is the first time the workbook was targeted, Nintex RPA will attempt to create a workbook connection automatically. (For more information about Microsoft Excel workbook connections, read the Excel Connections article.)
A preview of the target
row 
is displayed along with a button that allows
you to modify the row to target
, per the Row Options
(above). (For more information about modifying a target row, read
the Understanding
Excel Targets section of the Understanding
Targets article.)
Select the Format
Row Action 
from the Actions
list.
Select the Rules
to change the Connection for this Action. Both
the Timing 
and
Error 
settings
for this action may be configured to fine tune the how the Action will
run.
Note: For more information about Timing and Error settings, read the Action Builder article.
Check the formatting options you wish to change, then select the desired setting:
- Font Name
-
Changes the font of the targeted row(s). If your desired font is not found,
you may specify a custom 
font - Font Size
- Changes the size of the font in the targeted row(s). If your desired
size is not found, you may specify a custom
size - Horizontal Alignment
- Horizontally aligns the
text of the row. Optionally, you may choose to indent
the contents of the row - Border
- Places
a border around the targeted row(s) - Vertical Alignment
- Vertically aligns the
text of the row(s) - Bold
- Bolds
the text of the targeted row(s) - Italic
- Italicizes
the text of the targeted row(s) - UnderLine
- Underlines the text of the targeted row(s) - Strikethrough
- Adds a strikethrough effect to the text of the targeted row(s) - Wrap Text
- Wraps the text of the targeted row(s)
Optionally add Notes
to the Action to document any special instructions
or functionality. When the Run Switch
is set to Run, the action
will be executed after clicking OK.
Note: The run switch is set to Run by default. To create or modify this action without executing it, click the slider to change the option to Don't Run. For more information, see Action Builder.
Click the OK
button 
to save the Action.