Custom Cell Ruling in Tables

[theboggette]

We want the default to be something most of our writers use the most.  Cyan is used by a minority of our group under only certain circumstances.  Your solution works only as long as you don't close Frame between uses.  The minute you close Frame and reopen, Cyan is back.
 
Trish

--- On Mon, 10/5/09, Combs, Richard <richard.combs at Polycom.com> wrote:


From: Combs, Richard <richard.combs at Polycom.com>
Subject: RE: Custom Cell Ruling in Tables
To: "theboggette" <theboggette at yahoo.com>, framers at lists.frameusers.com
Date: Monday, October 5, 2009, 1:46 PM


theboggette wrote:

> Is there a way to make 'From Table' the default ruling setting? In our
> template, when you pull down Custom Ruling and Shading in the Table menu,
> the default ruling style is 'Cyan'. I tried deleting that setting, but the
> default then becomes Double. I can also reset it to a selection while the
> document is open, but when I save and close Frame and reenter, it's back to
> Cyan.
> 
> I'm in Frame 8 on Windows XP.

In both FM 7.2 and FM 9 (and I suspect other versions, too), the settings in the Custom Ruling and Shading dialog -- which boxes are checked, which list items are selected -- are always the selections you made the last time you used the dialog. So set Apply Ruling Style, Fill, and Color to From Table, clear any or all check boxes, and close the dialog. Then open it again -- you'll see those same settings. 

That said, I don't understand why seeing Apply Ruling Style set to Double (or whatever) should bother you. What the dialog is set to makes absolutely no difference to anything until you select one or more cells and then click Apply. 

HTH!
Richard



Richard G. Combs
Senior Technical Writer
Polycom, Inc.
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