WYSIWYG apply style to TD instead of P?

Hi,

I've been trying to figure this out for a long time but can't seem to find the solution. Within WYSIWYG, how can I apply a style to the table cell or table row instead of the paragraph within the cell without editing the TrueCode?

I'm trying to apply a alternate table row background color, however, if I select the whole row and apply the style, it'll apply the css class to the paragraph within each cell of the row. This causes a problem because the height of the paragraph within each cell is different.

Thanks in advance!