Forum Discussion
JennyT2070
Oct 03, 2025Copper Contributor
Table Properties for table inserted into Word document
Where can I find the default settings for Table in Word? Currently when I insert a table, I might find the row not wide enough. And often, it was because of the row height being set as "exactly" an...
Kidd_Ip
Oct 04, 2025MVP
How about this:
- Insert a table and adjust the row height to "At least" via:
- Right-click the table → Table Properties → Row tab → Set height to "At least".
- Select the entire table and go to Design tab under Table Tools.
- Click the More button in the Table Styles group → New Table Style.
- Name your style and click Modify.
- Apply your preferred formatting and click OK.
- Next time, apply this style after inserting a table—or set it as default for your document template.
- JennyT2070Oct 06, 2025Copper Contributor
unfortunately the rows/columns for table properties are grey out. It is likely because the table was inserted via an addin to extract data from another application.
- JennyT2070Oct 06, 2025Copper Contributor
That means I will have to do it for each table inserted and we are inserting a lot of tables. I will try this out and see if it will save time.