Change the Appearance of a Schedule

You can specify various options such as grid lines, outlines, and font style using the Appearance tab of the Schedule Properties dialog (or the Material Takeoff Properties dialog).

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display grid lines around schedule rows select Grid lines, then select the grid line style from the list. You can create a new line style if needed.
extend vertical grid lines into headers, footers, and spaces select Grid in headers/footers/spacers.
display a border around the schedule select Outline, then select a line style from the list. The border displays when you add a schedule to a sheet view. If you clear this option, but the Grid lines option is still selected, the grid line style is used as the border style.
insert a blank row before the data rows select Blank row before data. This option affects both the schedule segment on the sheet and the schedule view.
display rows in contrasting colors to make rows in a wide schedule easier to follow click the Stripe Rows button in the Appearance tab on the ribbon. Disable contrasting row colors by clicking Stripe Rows a second time.
Note: Stripe Rows is set for the current view and the current Revit session only. Stripe Rows does not apply to panel schedules or graphical schedules.
display the title of the schedule select Show Title.
display the headers of the schedule select Show Headers.
specify the font for the title text select a text type from the Title text list. You can create a new text type if needed.
specify the font for the heading text select a text type from the Header text list. You can create a new text type if needed.
specify the font for the body text select a text type from the Body text list. You can create a new text type if needed.