# Customizing the Appearance of Headers Learn how to customize the appearance of header cells in your spreadsheets with these easy-to-follow tips and techniques. ## Content You can customize the appearance of header cells. These tasks relate to setting the appearance of headers for rows or columns in the sheet: * [Customizing the Style of Header Cells](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-devguide/spwin-ssobject-header/spwin-appearheader/spwin-headercustomize) * [Customizing the Header Grid Lines](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-devguide/spwin-ssobject-header/spwin-appearheader/spwin-headergridlines) * [Adding a Gradient to Header Cells](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-devguide/spwin-ssobject-header/spwin-appearheader/spwin-headergradient) * [Auto Expand Row Headers](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-devguide/spwin-ssobject-header/spwin-appearheader/auto-expand-row-headers) You can also customize header appearance in other ways. * You can set the starting number for the default header labels. * If you have multiple rows in the column headers, you can select which row displays the sort indicator and which row displays the automatic text. * You can show a row selector icon for the selected row ([ShowRowSelector](/spreadnet/api/latest/online-win/FarPoint.Win.Spread/FarPoint.Win.Spread.SheetView.ShowRowSelector.html)). The appearance of the header cell is determined also by the state, whether it is selected (active) or not (normal), as shown in the figure below. ![Header Cell States](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/2238e618-a1fb-45a6-9ce5-9a4157bd2931/images/hdr-states.png) * For information on the appearance of the sheet corner, refer to [Customizing the Sheet Corner Appearance](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-devguide/spwin-ssobject-header/spwin-sheetcorner) * For more information on cell-level properties of header cells, refer to the [Cell](/spreadnet/api/latest/online-win/FarPoint.Win.Spread/FarPoint.Win.Spread.Cell.html) and [Cells](/spreadnet/api/latest/online-win/FarPoint.Win.Spread/FarPoint.Win.Spread.Cells.html) objects. * For more information on the painting of the header cells, refer to the [ColumnHeaderRenderer](/spreadnet/api/latest/online-win/FarPoint.Win.Spread/FarPoint.Win.Spread.CellType.ColumnHeaderRenderer.html) class and [RowHeaderRenderer](/spreadnet/api/latest/online-win/FarPoint.Win.Spread/FarPoint.Win.Spread.CellType.RowHeaderRenderer.html) class. ## See Also [Headers](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-devguide/spwin-ssobject-header) [Understanding Headers](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-devguide/spwin-ssobject-header/spwin-headerparts) [Showing or Hiding Headers](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-devguide/spwin-ssobject-header/spwin-headerhide) [Setting the Height or Width of Header](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-devguide/spwin-ssobject-header/spwin-headersize) [Setting the Header Text](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-devguide/spwin-ssobject-header/spwin-headertext) [Creating a Header with Multiple Rows or Columns](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-devguide/spwin-ssobject-header/spwin-headermulti) [Creating a Span in a Header](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-devguide/spwin-ssobject-header/spwin-headerspan) [Customizing the Sheet Corner Appearance](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-devguide/spwin-ssobject-header/spwin-sheetcorner) [Headers](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-devguide/spwin-ssobject-header) [Understanding Headers](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-devguide/spwin-ssobject-header/spwin-headerparts) [Showing or Hiding Headers](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-devguide/spwin-ssobject-header/spwin-headerhide) [Setting the Height or Width of Header](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-devguide/spwin-ssobject-header/spwin-headersize) [Setting the Header Text](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-devguide/spwin-ssobject-header/spwin-headertext) [Creating a Header with Multiple Rows or Columns](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-devguide/spwin-ssobject-header/spwin-headermulti) [Creating a Span in a Header](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-devguide/spwin-ssobject-header/spwin-headerspan) [Customizing the Sheet Corner Appearance](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-devguide/spwin-ssobject-header/spwin-sheetcorner)