Set the properties of a table border

In Page view, do one or more of the following:

Change the distance between each cell border

  1. Right-click the table, and then click Table Properties on the shortcut menu.
  2. In the Cell spacing box, type the number of pixels for the amount you want to increase or decrease the space between the cell's content and the inside border of the cell.

Change the thickness of the outer table border

  1. Right-click the table, and then click Table Properties on the shortcut menu.
  2. In the Size box under Borders, enter a number in pixels to increase or decrease the width of the table border.

Select a single or double border for a table and its cells

By default, table borders appear as a single border around the table itself and the individual cells. If you want a double border to appear for both the table and the cells, do the following:

  1. Right-click the table, then click Table Properties on the shortcut menu.
  2. Under Borders, select Show both cells and table borders.

Note  The choice you make will become the default each time you create a table.

Hide the entire table border

  1. Right-click the table, and then click Table Properties on the shortcut menu.
  2. Under Borders, in the Size box, enter 0.
Note  The hidden border will appear as a dotted line while you are editing the page.

Hide all or part of a table border

  1. Click on the cells whose borders you want to hide.
  2. Click Border and select the border you would like to hide.

Note  The hidden border will appear as a dotted line while you are editing the page.

Change the color of the table border

A table border can be one color or two colors.

When you use two colors, the table border has a three-dimensional appearance:

Table borders

Set a one-color border

  1. Right-click the table, and then click Table Properties on the shortcut menu.
  2. Under Borders, select a color from the Color list.

Set a two-color border

  1. Right-click the table, and then click Table Properties on the shortcut menu.
  2. Under Borders, select colors from the Light border and Dark border lists.

Note   When setting a two-color border, the color selected from the Color list will not be used. However, if you select only a Light border or a Dark border, the color selected from the Color list will be used as the second color.

Tip

To give your table border as much depth as possible, make sure that the cell padding and table border size are set above two.