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Add custom table to Table Designs
Hi all, I need to add a custom table I designed to the Table Design menu (not the Quick Table menu), but I can't figure out how to get it in there without painstakingly modifying an existing table. Is there any way to do this?
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Easiest thing to do is create an Autotext entry for the Table.
That could be saved as a Quick Table instead of AutoText. However, OP wants a Table Style.
I just tried doing this and it doesn't appear to add the table to the Table Design menu.
My company uses an automated process to convert texts and charts from another software into word files, and the automation can only access tables saved in the Table Design menu. So if the table gets saved anywhere else, or needs any amount of manual insertion or adjustment after the conversion, the solution will not work for my case.
What you are asking is to create a Custom Table Style.
This can only be done in the desktop application.
Because Table Styles are a bit esoteric, I usually question whether saving a Quick Table will meet the needs. This is not what you want, though. It is simplest to start from one of the built-in table styles though.
