R: Modify the default font

modifyBaseFont {openxlsx} | R Documentation

## Modify the default font

### Description

Modify the default font for this workbook

### Usage

    modifyBaseFont(wb, fontSize = 11, fontColour = "black", fontName = "Calibri")

### Arguments

`wb` | A workbook object
`fontSize` | font size
`fontColour` | font colour
`fontName` | Name of a font

### Details

The font name is not validated in anyway. Excel replaces unknown font names with Arial. Base font is black, size 11, Calibri.

### Author(s)

Alexander Walker

### Examples

    ## create a workbook
    wb <- createWorkbook()
    addWorksheet(wb, "S1")
    ## modify base font to size 10 Arial Narrow in red
    modifyBaseFont(wb, fontSize = 10, fontColour = "#FF0000", fontName = "Arial Narrow")

    writeData(wb, "S1", iris)
    writeDataTable(wb, "S1", x = iris, startCol = 10) ## font colour does not affect tables
    ## Not run:
    saveWorkbook(wb, "modifyBaseFontExample.xlsx", overwrite = TRUE)

    ## End(Not run)

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