Table Design

Apply and manage table styles.

Select a table to enable the Table Design panel.

Style gallery

Select a style from the gallery to apply it to the selected table.

Click on the green + symbol to add a new style.

Right-click on a style to access the following options:

New

Creates a new, blank style.

Clone

Creates a copy of the selected style.

Reset

Resets the selected style to its built-in settings. Only built-in styles can be reset.

Delete

Delete the selected style preset. Built-in presets cannot be deleted.

Format

Choose a table element from the submenu to format with the Table Properties dialog.

Use the checkboxes below the style gallery to enable or disable the formatting for individual table elements.

Header row

Formats the first row of the table.

Total row

Formats the final row of the table.

Banded rows

Formats even table rows.

First column

Formats the first column of the table.

Last column

Formats the last column of the table.

Banded columns

Formats even table columns.

Other cells

Formats the other cells in the table.

Header row

Total row

Check this box to use the selected style's total row format. Enabling this option will apply a different format to the last row of the table.

Banded rows

Check this box to use the selected style's banded row format. Enabling this option will apply a different format to even-numbered rows.

First column

Check this box to use the selected style's first column format. Enabling this option will apply a different format the first column of the table.

Last column

Check this box to use the selected style's last column format. Enabling this option will apply a different format to the last column of the table.

Banded columns

Check this box to use the selected style's banded column format. Enabling this option will apply a different format to even-numbered columns.