How to import from Excel without it underlining the content in InDesign?

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January 2, 2023
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I am importing a selected cell range from Excel as a linked file. When I do this using a Formatted Table it includes Paragraph Rule underline in the first cell. There is no formatting that I can see in the cell in Excel. Is it possible to stop this happening?

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Correct answer jane-e

@andrewl74901267 wrote:

When I do this using a Formatted Table it includes Paragraph Rule underline in the first cell.

Table styles include Cell styles; Cell styles include Paragraph styles; Paragraph styles include Character Styles.

Have you checked the styles that have been applied? Start with Table styles — what style has been assigned to the first column?

Jane

Jumpenjax

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I usually save as pdf. Then open in photoshop sauce as Jpeg or tiff. Only main cell lines stay. All others are dropped.

Lee- Graphic Designer, Print Specialist, Photographer

jane-e

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Hi Lee,

I'm confused. With your method, how will it work when the edits to the linked table are later updated in Excel? Do you then have to make a new PDF and open the entire InDesign document in Photoshop or just the table, then reimport it as an image? My apologies, but I am not following your workflow.

Jane