Hm. I've just checked*, and this looks a lot more difficult than it should be!
- create table and add custom ruling/shading to a few cells
- select entire table and choose "From Table" ‒ shading clears, ruling stays
- select entire table and choose "None" ‒ shading clears, ruling stays
On the basis of this quick test, it seems that you can only removing custom rules cell per cell: someone say it ain't so!
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* FM 9, latest patches, XP
Niels,
It ain't so.
When using the custom ruling and shading dialog, it is important to note all those check boxes. If they are not checked or cleared correctly, you may be applying rules and shadings that you do not want. If you want to remove all custom rulings and shadings from a table, select the entire table, select all the check boxes, and select From Table in all the dropdown lists. Click Apply, and the entire table returns to the specifications in the applied table format, or possibly the current settings in the table designer (just a thought, have not checked the last point).
NOTE that if you select From Table in the ruling part of the custom rulings and shadings dialog box and Custom Cell Shading is cleared, then only the rulings revert to what's defined by the table format. If Custom Cell Shading is SELECTED and the As Is is selected from the dropdowns, then the shading is not removed. The point is that you have to be careful that all the necessary selections are made or you may not get the results you expect.
Jerry... Given all the above, you cannot remove custom ruling and shading from a cell or table by simply CLEARING the Custom Cell Ruling and Custom Cell Shading check boxes and clicking Apply. This does nothing because the custom boxes are not checked. You have to check them AND select From Table to get the custom rulings and shadings removed.
Getting back to some of the other lines of thought in this thread....
If you want the bottom rule of the last row in the heading (as Sheila notes, this is called a separator) to be different from the other rules in the heading rows, select the desired separator in the table designer and click Apply. The Rows dropdown only applies to headings with more than one row. The top rule in the top row or a heading is the Top Outside rule of the table.
If you want the Bottom Outside rule of the table to be drawn on every page of a table that spans more than one page, CLEAR Draw Bottom Ruling on Last Sheet Only in the table designer, and click Apply.
So, Jerry, I suggest creating a table format that has all or most of the formatting you want in the table. Set the table to this format and make custom changes if needed to get what you want.
Hope this helps,
Van
I am using Frame 9.0.3 on Windows XP
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