• Shadow style properties always apply to the whole table. A shadow has three
components: where it is, how far from the table it is cast, and what color it is.
• If Merge adjacent line styles is checked, two cells sharing a common border
will have their borders merged, rather than being side by side.
Tip
To reset everything if you are having problems with borders, right-click in
the table and choose Table or choose Table > Table Properties from
the menu bar. On the Borders tab, select the Set No Borders icon under
Line arrangement: Default (the box on the left).
Selecting background colors and graphics
A table background can greatly improve the readability of the data, visually highlight
important parts of the table (such as the heading or a specific cell), or just make the
table more appealing. You can choose between two types of background when
formatting the table: solid color or graphic. The background can be applied to the
whole table, to a single cell, or to a row. The background selected for a cell will be in
front of the row background which in turn will hide the table background.
The row background option is quite handy when you want to create alternate color
rows or assign a different background to the heading of the table. The tables in this
guide adopt this technique.
To set the background for a cell, row, or table:
1) Place the cursor anywhere inside the cell, row or table you want to work with.
If you want to apply a background to a group of cells, select the group.
2) Right-click and choose Table from the pop-up menu, or choose Table > Table
Properties from the main menu.
3) In the Table Format dialog box, select the Background tab.
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