Adobe 65009333 User Guide - Page 252

USING INCOPY CS4 246 Tables Auto-Rename Renames the loaded style. For example, if both documents have a style named "Table Style 1," the loaded style is renamed "Table Style 1 copy" in the current document. Apply table and cell styles Unlike paragraph and character styles, table and cell styles do not share attributes, so applying a table style does not override cell formatting, and applying a cell style does not override table formatting. By default, applying a cell style removes formatting applied by any previous cell style, but does not remove local cell formatting. Similarly, applying a table style removes formatting applied by any previous table style, but does not remove overrides made using the Table Options dialog box. In the Styles panel, a plus sign (+) appears next to the current cell or table style if the selected cell or table has additional formatting that isn't part of the applied style. Such additional formatting is called an override. 1 Position the insertion point in a table, or select the cells to which you want to apply the style. 2 Do one of the following: • Click the table or cell style in the Table Styles or Cell Styles panel. If the style is in a style group, expand the style group to locate the style. • Press the shortcut you defined for the style. (Make sure that Num Lock is on.) Base one table or cell style on another You can create links between similar table or cell styles by creating a base, or parent, style. When you edit the parent style, any changed attribute that appears in the child styles will change as well. By default, table styles are based on [No Table Style], and cell styles are based on [None]. 1 Create a new style. 2 In the New Table Style or New Cell Style dialog box, select the parent style in the Based On menu. The new style becomes the child style. 3 Specify formatting for the new style to distinguish it from the parent style. See also "Duplicate styles or style groups" on page 181 Edit table and cell styles One of the advantages of using styles is that when you change the definition of a style, all of the tables or cells formatted with that style change to match the new style definition. Note: If you edit styles in InCopy content that's linked to an InDesign document, the modifications are overridden when the linked content is updated. 1 Do one of the following: • If you don't want the style to be applied to a selected table or cell, right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) the style in the Styles panel, and choose Edit [style name]. • In the Styles panel, double-click the style, or select the style and choose Style Options from the Styles panel menu. Note that this method applies the cell style to any selected cell or the table style to any selected table. If no table is selected, double-clicking a table style sets it as the default style for any table you create. 2 Adjust settings in the dialog box, and then click OK. Updated 29 April 2009