# Basic formatting

Once you have chosen the layouts and/or templates, it is time to apply some basic formatting to the report. In this section, we cover the following:

**1. Number formatting** - Plan comes prepackaged with *intelligent number formatting & scaling recognition* capabilities which will be covered in [Number formatting](broken://pages/c92iCVRNrnbNUiFTXFpS).

**2. Cell & value formatting** - In Plan, you can change the font color, style, size, and text alignment in a cell, or apply formatting effects. To learn more, refer to [Cell & value formatting](/planning-sheets/how-tos/basic-formatting/cell-header-and-value-formatting.md).

**3. Totals & subtotals** - Be it a typical table or a hierarchical matrix style report in Fabric, Plan allows you to seamlessly manage subtotals and grand totals in a couple of clicks. To learn more, refer to [Totals & subtotals](broken://pages/PHuuwZ193YeUG8uTAoZ5).

**4. Insert blank rows** - Financial statements and reports often require options to add white spaces for formatting. Plan provides the insert 'empty row' option to achieve this in a single click. To learn more, refer to [Insert blank rows](/planning-sheets/how-tos/adding-business-logic-and-formulae/rows/insert-blank-rows.md).


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