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Cannot get custom shading to work when I insert my table

Explorer ,
Dec 02, 2022 Dec 02, 2022

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I created a table with a heading row of blue background and white letters.

Using custom shading.

When I insert the table it gives me everything BUT the shaded heading row. See image.tables.png

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Community Expert , Dec 02, 2022 Dec 02, 2022

Yes, you can set up 2 different paragraph styles, with autonumbering in each set to display the Links/Description text. 

Apply those para styles to the heading cells, then update your table style to store the paragraph style pattern. 

The table style also stores the pattern of your first body row styles, as well as your footing row styles.

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Dec 02, 2022 Dec 02, 2022

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When you say custom shading, are you talking about the Custom Ruling and Shading panel?

To get the heading to format upon insertion, you'll need to define the format using the Table Designer. You'll also want to redefine the CellHeading paragraph format to White before updating the table format so it gets stored with the table format properly.

-Matt

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-Matt Sullivan
FrameMaker Course Creator, Author, Trainer, Consultant

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Thank you. I just had the CellHeading wrong. Is there a way to preserve the column headings (Links, Description) so they automatically insert with the table? Maybe something to do with the Numbering tab?

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Yes, you can set up 2 different paragraph styles, with autonumbering in each set to display the Links/Description text. 

Apply those para styles to the heading cells, then update your table style to store the paragraph style pattern. 

The table style also stores the pattern of your first body row styles, as well as your footing row styles.

-Matt Sullivan
FrameMaker Course Creator, Author, Trainer, Consultant

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Thank you. I have used FM for years but am a bit rusty. I talked my client into switching from Word to FM! 

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Happy to help! Make sure to mark it Correct if you're all set so others can better find it.

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