I am very new to Indesign and am using CS3. I am following the directions to create a table style with the cell styles that I want, I have indicated these cell styles in the Table options dialog box, but when I create a new table and apply that table style to it, it doesn't bring in the cell styles I've directed. I have to manually clear overrides on both the table and cell styles before I can get my styling to apply. Am I doing something wrong?
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Cell Styling Not Retained in Tables
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eugenetyson
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No, table styles aren't the best in InDesign. You're doing fine.
Hi,
Cell and table styles are a little bit like paragraph and character styles.
A table style is for the table and a cell style is the exception.
No unlike the possibility to override characterstyles in a paragraph style you can't do that with a table. Only table options can be reversed to the original style.
Maybe in CS4?
If you have a lot of tables to do it is a good idea to look for plugins that can do more than InDesign itself.
Woodwing has nice plugins
Carlow
Cell and table styles are a little bit like paragraph and character styles.
A table style is for the table and a cell style is the exception.
No unlike the possibility to override characterstyles in a paragraph style you can't do that with a table. Only table options can be reversed to the original style.
Maybe in CS4?
If you have a lot of tables to do it is a good idea to look for plugins that can do more than InDesign itself.
Woodwing has nice plugins
Carlow
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