# Customizing Sheets, Rows, and Columns in Spread Designer

Learn how you can set several types of properties to customize the sheet appearance using the Spread Designer.

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Using the Spread Designer, you can set several types of properties to customize the sheet appearance. This includes the following sheet properties:

*   Colors
*   Grid lines
*   Sheet names
*   Alternating rows
*   Group bar colors
*   Header starting numbers
*   Automatic recalculation

For example, the grid lines properties are shown in the following figure.

![Spread Designer Property Grid with Sheet Properties](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/346c9178-0ed8-4fb9-908b-1565b22fb408/artwork/sd-propgrid-sheetgridlines.png)

Besides the Sheet properties, you can also set several types of properties to customize the appearance of rows and columns and headers using the Spread Designer. Use the **Row** menu for rows and row headers. Use the **Column** menu for columns and column headers. The figure below shows the types of properties that are available for rows.

![Spread Designer Property Grid with Row Properties](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/346c9178-0ed8-4fb9-908b-1565b22fb408/artwork/sd-propgrid-rows.png)

For more information on setting cell types for a cell or range of cells, refer to [Customizing Cells in Spread Designer](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-asp/overview/spweb-devguide/spweb-spdesigner/spweb-SDUse/spweb-SDSetCellTypes).

For more tasks within Spread Designer, return to [Using the Spread Designer](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-asp/overview/spweb-devguide/spweb-spdesigner/spweb-SDUse).