About table style attributes


    Tables styles can contain the following attributes:

    • In the Table tab of the Table inspector: Border, Color, Cell Pad, and Cell Space.
    • In the Row tab of the Table inspector: Vertical Alignment, Horizontal Alignment, and Color.
    • In the Cell tab of the Table inspector: Vertical Alignment, Horizontal Alignment, Color, Header Style, and No Text Wrap.

    You create styles from existing tables. The style repeats based on the number of rows and columns in the original table. For example, if you create a style from a two-row by two-column table and apply it to a six-row by six-column table, the first row style is applied to the first, third, and fifth rows of the six by six table. Tables retain their existing property values if a new value isn't specified in the table style.

    The Table palette displays a preview of a selected table style. Blue brackets indicate which rows and columns contain repeating styles. For example, a blue bracket around only the second and third rows indicates that the first row style is only applied to the first row, while the styles of the second and third rows repeat for all other rows.

    Illustration of Style tab of Table palette with these callouts: A. Import Table Style button B. Export Table Style button C. Rename Table Style button D. Capture Table Style button E. New Table Style button F. Delete Table Style button
    Style tab of Table palette A. Import Table Style button B. Export Table Style button C. Rename Table Style button D. Capture Table Style button E. New Table Style button F. Delete Table Style button

    Note: Table styles are not related to CSS styles. To apply CSS styles to a table, row, or cell, see Formatting tables and table content with cascading style sheets.