Hi @Maria265558995dcg ,
to resolve the issue, the reading order of columns in the placed table, do the following:
[ 1 ] Select all cells in the table ( select one cell and then do the keyboard shortcut for Select All )
[ 2 ] Run a script on the selected table. The code below is written in ExtendScript (JavaScript) and should be copied to a text-only-file you will save and later rename the suffix to ".jsx" so that InDesign can execute the code in the User panel of the Scripts panel.
// A table selected
// Change the table direction to LTR:
app.selection[0].tableDirection =
TableDirectionOptions.LEFT_TO_RIGHT_DIRECTION;
alert( app.selection[0].tableDirection );
In case the table direction is alread left to right and nothing changes after running the script, go with this code:
// A table selected
// Change the table direction to RTL:
app.selection[0].tableDirection =
TableDirectionOptions.RIGHT_TO_LEFT_DIRECTION;
alert( app.selection[0].tableDirection );
How to install ExtendScript (JavaScript) files and execute them, see:
https://indiscripts.com/pages/help#hd0sb2
https://www.danrodney.com/scripts/directions-installingscripts.html
Hm. All that said, I would suggest to open the text frame holding the table in the Story Editor Window to see if the columns are reversed in a table with direction left-to-right or if your table has the wrong table direction after updating the table:
If your columns show the wrong order, but the Story Editor is showing the right order from top to bottom, your table has the wrong table direction. To correct this see the script code above for LTR.
What could be wrong with your InDesign document or your table's text frame, I have no idea.
To test this one needs the Excel file and your sample InDesign document…
Regards, Uwe Laubender ( Adobe Community Expert )
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