Hi cd,
I have a simple two column table, no header/footer rows. I select my
format for "whole table". No problem. I then change the format for the
leftmost colunm to be bolded. Click okay. Apply it to my table. No bold.
Have you checked the check box to apply special formats for the left column?
Additionally: is there any way to specify the line spacing from within
the table, or do I rely on the underlying paragraph style?
You can specify line spacing in "Format Paragraph" (while defining the table
style).
But you'll need to be aware that all table styles get their default character
and paragraph formatting from the "Normal" paragraph style. And if you changed
your "Normal" paragraph style to, say, "Exactly 12 pt", this setting will
override anything you specify in the table style.
This is by design, according to Microsoft, but means you shouldn't modify
"Normal" in any way from the factory default if you want to use table styles.
And another weirdness: If you want to change the font size in the table style to
"10 pt", the "Normal" style needs to be 10 pt.
I don't think there's an article about table styles in the MVPs' FAQs. Many MVPs
seem to think that table styles are "not ready for prime time" yet.
In my experience, table styles are a great feature, but easily break apart. So
I'm careful when using them, and wary about recommending them.
Greetings,
Klaus
"Coder Droid" wrote:
Just got Word 2003 (coming from Word 2000) and was thrilled to see the
new styles for lists and tables. That thrilling feeling quickly turned
to frustration when I can't for the life of me get it to work.
Is there a good, thorough tutorial for getting up to speed on this? The
options seem obvious, but it flat-out isn't working for me.
For example:
I have a simple two column table, no header/footer rows. I select my
format for "whole table". No problem. I then change the format for the
leftmost colunm to be bolded. Click okay. Apply it to my table. No bold.
What other magical mystical bit of alchemy is needed? I click the bold
button, it should show bold text.
Additionally: is there any way to specify the line spacing from within
the table, or do I rely on the underlying paragraph style?
--cd
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