Working with table styles

When you draw a table in a drawing, the table uses the current table style by default. A table style determines the table direction, various cell styles, and other characteristics.

Every table has a default table style, named Standard. You cannot delete the Standard style, but you can rename it or modify it. You also can create and use an unlimited number of additional table styles.

To create a table style

   1   Do one of the following to choose Table Styles Manager ():

    On the ribbon, choose Annotate > Table Styles Manager (in Tables).

    On the menu, choose Format > Table Styles Manager.

    Type tablestyle and then press Enter.

   2   Click New.

   3   In New Style Name, type the name of the new table style.

   4   In Start With, select an existing table style on which to base the new table style.

   5   Click Continue.

   6   To use an existing table as a base for the new table style, click () and select a table in the drawing.

   7   In Table Direction, choose Down to create a table that reads from top to bottom, or choose Up to create a table that reads from bottom to top.

   8   In Cell Styles, do the following:

    Select Data from the list, then select options for data cells.

    Select Header from the list, then select options for header cells.

    Select Title from the list, then select options for title cells.

Click [?] in the dialog box for more details about each option.

   9   If you need to create a new cell style, click (), enter a name for the cell style, then click Continue. When you return to the New Table Style dialog box, make your selections.

Cell styles that are not Data, Header, or Title can be renamed or deleted.
In the list of cell styles, select the one you want to rename, click (), enter a new name, then press Enter. Or to delete a cell style, select it from the list, then click ().

    10    When finished, click OK.

To modify a table style

   1   Do one of the following to choose Table Styles Manager ():

    On the ribbon, choose Annotate > Table Styles Manager (in Tables).

    On the menu, choose Format > Table Styles Manager.

    Type tablestyle and then press Enter.

   2   Select the table style you want to modify, then click Modify.

   3   In the Modify Table Style dialog box, make your selections for the table style as described previously for creating a new table style.

   4   When finished, click OK.

To assign a table style to an existing table

   1   Select a table in the drawing.

   2   On the Properties pane in Table Style, change the table style.