overriding table formats

[Shlomo Perets]

Fred,

You wrote:

>Is there a way to force a table that has had all kinds of format
>overruling to pick up the ruling properties of the table definition? ...

Select the table anchor, or the entire table (Ctrl + triple click) and then 
Table > Custom Ruling & Shading.
Select "Custom Cell Ruling", under Apply Ruling Style, select "From Table" 
(top option); under "To Selection", select all items.
(Turn off "Custom Cell Shading" if you don't want any changes to shading)

You can do this for multiple tables in one action, by selecting their 
anchors (you may also Edit > Select All to reset all tables in the document).


Shlomo Perets

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