[Becky Carter Hickman-Jones]

I've been having a problem for a while now, and it's mystifying. After I
create a table using Table Insert Table..., I format the cells in the
table using paragraph styles designed for table cells. Sometimes, when I
apply the Table Cell Left style to a cell that is center aligned during the
creation of the table, the formatting will apply, and then within a second,
it pops right back to center aligned. No matter what I do, the formatting
does not stay put, and I can't understand why.

Is there a table setting that prevents this formatting from sticking? Or is
there something else I need to do before I apply a new style? It seems odd
because in regular paragraph text, this would "never" happen.

This quirk is not consistent, and fortunately not frequent, but it's
irritating nonetheless.

I would appreciate any advice.

Thanks,
Beck