Formatting all over the place in Calc

I just want to format the first column to do nothing.

No numbers, no dates, just text, same as everything else, same as all the other unformatted columns

But no matter how many times I set the font to verdana 8pt, as soon as I click in the column it is formatted for Liberian sans 26pt. No matter how many times I format the column to range left, it reverts to range right. No matter how many times I set the column to ‘general’ it is reformatting dates and numbers that I don’t want changed in any way.

So how do I disable calc from deciding to format my cells in any way other than those which I have already set. It’s a simple database - no numbers, no calculations or formulas, NOTHING. It’s just a list of garden plants with numbers. Can anyone suggest how I stop the pointless behaviours and formulas, fonts and settings I haven’t actually set up?? Thanks so much.

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