Save a table as a new style

If you customize the appearance of a table and want to apply these same changes to other tables, you can create a new table style. The new style is saved along with the table styles that come with the template.

When you create a new table style, it’s based on the most frequently used style for some attributes, such as cell fill and border style. For example, if your table uses many different fonts, the new style adopts the font that appears the most often in your table.

Save a table as a new style

Select the table with the changes you want to save as a new style.
In the Table pane of the Format inspector, navigate to the last pane of table styles by clicking the arrow on the right.
Click to add your style.

Organize and delete table styles

You can change the order of the styles in the Table pane of the Format inspector.

Click and hold the style you want to move until the style flashes.
Drag the style to a new location.
To move a style from one pane to another, drag it over an arrow to open the other pane, then drag it to where you want it.

To delete a style, Control-click it, then choose Delete Style.

Replace table styles

To quickly change the appearance of all tables that have the same style applied, redefine the style, then apply it to all the tables.

Select one of the tables whose style you want to change, then modify its appearance so it looks the way you want.
Select the table you just modified (if you deselected it).
In the Table pane of the Format inspector, Control-click the style you want to change, then choose Redefine Style from Selection.
Choose one of the following:
- Update all objects that use current style: This changes the appearance of all tables that currently use this style.
- Don’t update objects, and disconnect them from the style: This changes only the selected table.
Click OK.

Your new table style is added to the table styles at the top of the Table pane. You can organize these styles however you like, and replace them.