Questions tagged [table-styles]
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Using MS Word Table Styles to Change Font Size
I made a custom table style using MS Word 2007. I set the font to be Arial 10pt and to apply to the whole table. The font changed to Arial, but the font size of my table did not change. When I go ...
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How to tell Outlook not to auto resize the columns of a table
I'm having a very frustrating experience with MS-Outlook, while creating a table inside an e-mail:
I have some text, separated by pipe characters, and I've chosen the "Convert text to table" ...
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How do I stop a table from disappearing under a Heading?
I am building a guide using headings so that I can collapse heading to show just the steps (Quick Guide) or expand the headings to show details & screenshots (Comprehensive Guide).
I have inserted ...
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Remove space between line and table in Word
I need to remove the mysterious space marked in this screenshot:
I searched before and found some answers in this previous thread:
How to remove extra space between line of text and table
but ...
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How can I add a shape into a table so it retains the shape properties?
When inserting a shape to a table, the shape isn't really inside the table at all. It just floats independently of the table.
If I cut the shape and paste it into the table, then it's actually IN ...
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Excel table not formatting new rows appropriately - where does formatting come from?
I have an excel table and all rows are formatted the same. When I add a new row, the formatting does not match the rows above - so every time I add a row I have to select the above row and copy/paste ...
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How to subdivide Excel Column?
I'm a beginner in Excel and need some help with creating a table.
How would I subdivide the header of a column into two columns underneath it that could each contain data? That if, if I have a header ...
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How do I hide arrow filter button on only some columns in a formatted table?
I have a formatted table that works as intended. However, for visual reasons I would like to hide the filter buttons on the column headers that don´t need it The Headers I have are:
| Project Name| ...
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How do I merge two rows into one where each row fills in the blanks of another?
How would I go about taking data in the following format of multiple rows:
ID
Type 1
Type 2
Type 3
1
Green
1
Blue
and merge them into one row such as:
ID
Type 1
Type 2
Type 3
1
Green
Blue
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Word table options greyed out
I'm writing a large document in Word and I am displaying well over 20 different tables. Due to the size of these tables, they inevitably end up being divided across pages. I obviously want to keep a ...
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Custom table styles not applied to table in Word 2013
I have been having this problem for many years, but always knew a way around this (mainly by manually going through all the tables and changing styles) but I now I am sick of it and I want to know ...
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How can a set the same space between paragraph and table in Word?
I have a specific spacing configuration between paragraphs and tables, as is shown in figure 1. However, the actual before and after spaces are quite different (see red and blue arrows). I would like ...
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Optimize row height/column width in Excel = minimize white space
I often create tables in Excel where some cells contain a lot of text while others just contain a single digit or some other short value. With wrap text in cells enabled and then a combination of ...
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How to add cell padding in Excel 2010?
Is there a way to add padding to cells in Excel 2010?
The spreadsheet I'm using has cells in one column with varying row heights. I don't want to center the text, I just want it padded slightly ...
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Table borders created in Word are uneven as PDF
I created a table in Word and added a 2 1/4 pt white border. The table also has shading which was applied to the cells. The table looks fine in Word. However, when I save the document as a PDF, the ...
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Microsoft Word - Table Cells with background colour reduce thickness of borders
When I create a table in Microsoft word and format a particular column with a background colour I have noticed that if I save / print to PDF those table cells have an incorrect border thickness.
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How do I format (bold) totals without decimal places, in a Word table?
I'm trying to have a table containing currency amounts, without decimal places.
I want a bold totals row, using the native "Totals Row" option for tables, and I would of course like it to keep its ...
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Table row jumps to next page on Microsoft Word for Mac (version 16.34/ 2020)
I have inserted a table in Word, capturing quite a bit of info. I started with a blank table, in a new document and typed information as I went. I pasted information from one other document that I ...
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How can I create a sophisticated table like the one attached?
I'm writing a paper where I systemize knowledge. At the moment I have a very big excel file. In order to fit this table into an A4 paper, I would have to create a table similar to the one attached. As ...
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How to format Microsoft Word table borders to follow academic style?
For my thesis, I need to format the tables following the American Psychological Association (APA) conventions, which means
no vertical borders
borders on top, bottom and between the headings and the ...
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How to I set Word in Office 365 to not automatically create an anchored frame around tables or table rows?
How do I set Word (Office 365 Business) to not automatically create an anchored frame around every table (or table row) when I select or edit content in the table or row? This “anchored frame” issue ...
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MS Word 2016: Table is splitting across pages even though set not to
I'm using MS Word 2016 to create a word document that is going to be used as a template.
I'm using a fairly small table for the signature block, and I need the rows to not split apart onto a new page ...
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Word minimal table column width
Can you change the column width in a Word table to smaller than .29"? I want to use it as a spacer because the margin settings affect the entire table.
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Adjust footer in MS Word to compensate for portrait/landscape orientation with the table
In my footer I have a table which I would like to adjust to fit the entire width of the page.
I have used Alignment tab to set it up:
But when the orientation of the page changes, the table is ...
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Why does my table style change when I move to a new section of my document?
I've inherited a gigantic document with lots of tabulated data. I created a custom table style, and applied it to all tables within a section of my document. I move onto the next section to apply ...
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Make table rows in Microsoft Word Online autosize according to content?
How do you do set heights for rows in Tables that much like HTML tables will not crop content, but adapt to the actual space the content needs? In Word Online, not Excel Online.
I have no idea what ...
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Microsoft Word: How to edit the properties of multiple tables
MS Word 2016.
I have a large document with hundreds of table. I want to change the table properties of all to untick the 'Preferred width' option.
Is there a way to select all tables to apply this ...
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how to make table cell height smaller than text height in word
I have a table in word where I need to have cell's height smaller than the actual font permits it. I tried settting vertical cell padding to negative amounts but word doesn't let me. Can anyone help?
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Style of merged cells when First column option is checked in a Word table
I have a table in Word 2013 which uses a built-in style (“Grid Table 1 Light – Accent 11”) and has Header row and First column options checked. The table has two columns, and one of its rows is merged ...
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How do I make a table stand vertically? MS Word for Mac 2011
I need to make a table stand vertically (otherwise it will not fit on one page). How do I do this? I have text surrounding the table.
Vertical: Usually, the contents of a table that is horizontal run ...
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Export of a custom table style in MS Excel
How to export a custom table style in MS Excel 2007/2010?
I know how to export a custom chart, but I can't see how to export a custom table style.
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How to change language in MS Word table style
How in this dialog can I get rid of the Font: English (U.S.) that is shown in the summary at the bottom? I'm tired of changing the spell checking language for every table in a non-English document.
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Is it possible to have a table with different background colors which automatically update?
I want to have a table inside a Microsoft Word document. The background color of each row should be either white or gray. So lets say even numbered rows should white and odd numbered should be gray. ...
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Styled tables in trac's wiki
I have a table in trac's wiki, just a regular html table, and manager asks me to add some styling. What is the best way to accomplish this? I can write a script which inserts style attribute to every ...
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How do we copy a custom table style from Word to Outlook?
We're using Word 2007 and Outlook 2007. We've got a corporate table style defined in Word and set as the default.
How do we make that table style available in Outlook mail messages? I can't see any ...
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