AutoFormat for Tables

Automatically applies formats to the current table, including fonts, shading, and borders.

To access this command...

Choose Table - AutoFormat Styles (with cursor in a table)


Applying an AutoFormat to a Table

  1. Click in a table cell, or select the cells that you want to format.

  2. Choose Table - AutoFormat Styles, and then click the format that you to want to apply.

  3. Click OK.

Format

Lists the available formatting styles for tables. Click the format that you want to apply, and then click OK.

Add

Adds a new table style to the list.

  1. Format a table in your document.

  2. Select the table, and then choose Table - AutoFormat Styles.

  3. Click Add.

  4. In the Add AutoFormat dialog, enter a name, and then click OK.

Delete

Deletes the selected table style. You cannot delete the "Default Style" table style.

Formatting

Select the formatting attributes that you to include in the selected table style.

Number format

Includes numbering formats in the selected table style.

Font

Includes font formatting in the selected table style.

Alignment

Includes alignment settings in the selected table style.

Border

Includes border styles in the selected table style.

Pattern

Includes background styles in the selected table style.

Rename

Changes the name of the selected table style. You cannot rename the "Default Style" table style.