Workbook Format -Template?

Hi Guys..maybe a stupid question.. but how exactly are the workbooks used ? Eg: I have a company template on top, with fonts and stuff in sheet1. Does that look replicate in all of my sheets in that workbook ? When I try to insert another query in sheet2, I don't have that template in sheet2 but only in Sheet1. Is that how it should be or the look should be replicated in all the sheets when I insert query ? Please advise. Also, are there any sample workbook templates available anywhere ? That will be pretty helpful.
Thanks

Hi BBM,
You can do the different kinds of formatting in your workbook with the help of the Format button on the Bex toolbar. Do not use the excel formats for the Bex celss as these options can be overwritten when the results are refreshed from the server. Put your cursor on the cell you wish to format and then click Format and make changes are required. Bex works on the concept of format templates, so any cells that bearrhe same Bex style will be affected by the changes. This is where it differs from Excel formatting which can be cell by cell. To see the style assigned to the current cell, in the Excel menu Format > Style. Here can see values like SAPBEXchaText etc, depending on the cell selected. So eg. if this cell is made Bold, then all cell with the style SAPBEXchaText will become Bold. You can play around and see what suits your need the best.
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