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August 22, 2023
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Anyway to format a table automatically from word files?

  • August 22, 2023
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Hello,

 

Is there anyway to automatically format a table coming straight from a word document? Or do you have to do it manually? When importing a word document you don't have the possibility to format the table, only the text. What do i do? Is it possible to change the default table format in indesign, ensuring every table in indesigns default table have a certain tableformat? Any ideas? Hope it makes any sense.

 

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    BobLevine
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    BobLevineCommunity Expert
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    August 22, 2023

    Or, style them in Word, tweak them in InDesign.

    Peter Kahrel
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    Peter KahrelCommunity Expert
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    August 22, 2023

    Makes perfect sense. Set up a table style with cell styles (which will use paragraph styles). Then a lot of the formatting will be handled when you apply the table style to the table in the ID document.

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