How to Save Column Widths in a Table Format in InDesign?

Forum|Forum|1 year ago
October 19, 2024
3 replies
624 views

If I make three columns in indesign and I give them three different width in the panel "Table".

How do I save this information in a table format?

And by the way, I can't really make the table format do anything, If I mark a whole table and choose save table format it doesn't seem to pick up the number of cells in the saved format. That is how paragraph format works but not table formats?

Type

This topic has been closed for replies.

Dave Creamer of IDEAS

Community Expert

If you need a cross-platform solution (Mac or Windows), check out Woodwing's Smart Styles pluging.

https://www.woodwing.com/products/woodwing-smart-styles

David Creamer: Community Expert (ACI and ACE 1995-2023)

Robert at ID-Tasker

Legend

@Daniel_9185

If you work on a PC and have a lot of Tables to process all the time - you could use my ID-Tasker tool, isn't free but it can do a lot more than what you need.

Scott Falkner

Community Expert

Column width and row height are not attributes you can define in a Table Style or a Cell Style. You might be better off making a blank table as a template then adding it to a CC Library.

Barb Binder

Community Expert

I can't really make the table format do anything

You can use a table style to nest cell styles, control the table border and space above/below, and control the interior lines and shading. A table style is a collection of table formatting attributes that can be applied in a single step.
You can't use a table style to control the table structure, like the number of columns or rows or column widths. These are handled on a table-by-table basis.

Since you seem to want the same table structure, you might want to set up one table, and then add it to the CC Library as per @Scott Falkner or save it as a snippet you reuse.

See https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/reusing-graphics-text.html?x-product=Helpx%2F1.0.0&x-product-location=Search%3AForums%3Alink%2F3.5.6.

~Barb

~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training

Sign up

To post, reply, or follow discussions, please sign in with your Adobe ID.

Sign in to Adobe Community

To post, reply, or follow discussions, please sign in with your Adobe ID.

Scanning file for viruses.

This file cannot be downloaded