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Default Create custom fill shading style

On Tue, 26 May 2009 15:01:01 -0700, Riptide55
wrote:

Is it possible to add a custom graphic to the "Borders and Shading" -
"Shading" - "Patterns: Styles" pull-down menu? There are some built-ins like
DK Horizontal, but I have a custom graphic that I would like to fill a table
cell with. I can find nothing on how to do this.


That's not possible. What you can do is add a text box to the cell, then Format
Text Box Fill Color Fill Effects Picture. Then set the text box to

Behind Text wrapping.

It would be best to do this after all editing is complete, because the text box
won't automatically resize with the table cell. If you do have to modify the
text box after it's in place, you can use the selection arrow on the Drawing
toolbar to get it selected.

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