Override table and cell styles
After you apply a table or cell style, you can override any of its settings. To override a table style, you can change options in the Table Options dialog box. To override a cell, you can change options in the Cell Options dialog box or use other panels to change the stroke or fill. If you select a table or cell that has an override, a plus sign (+) appears next to the style in the Styles panel.
You can clear table and cell overrides when you apply a style. You can also clear overrides from a table or cell to which a style has already been applied.
If a style has a plus sign (+) next to
it, hover over the style to view a description of the override attributes.
Preserve or remove overrides while applying a table style
- To apply a table style and preserve cell styles but remove overrides, hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) as you click the style in the Table Styles panel.
- To apply a table style and remove both cell styles and overrides, hold down Alt+Shift (Windows) or Option+Shift (Mac OS) as you click the style in the Table Styles panel.
Right-click (Windows) or Control-click
(Mac OS) the style in the Table Styles panel, and then
choose Apply [table style], Clear Cell Styles to apply a style and
clear cell styles.Remove overrides while applying a cell style
To apply a cell style and remove
overrides, hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) as
you click the name of the style in the Cell Styles panel.
Note: Only those attributes that are part of the cell style
are considered overrides. For example, if the cell style includes
a red fill and all other attributes are ignored, changing a different
cell option is not considered an override.
, or
choose Clear Overrides from the Styles panel menu.