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Word VBA, Unreachable table style setting?
I've noticed something that may be a missing feature in the Word VBA Object model. Styles in word can be of different kinds set by the WdStyleType when adding a style via expression.Add (Name, Type)...
There is a lot missing from the vba object model and there are some things that are just quirky. Table styles and vba have long had problems. See https://shaunakelly.com/word/tag/table-styles.html
I think that developers have given up on updating it. I'm just glad that they have not completely removed vba. I agree with Doug that you should use Feedback.
The simplest way to create a new style is to create it in a template and create new documents based on the template within the UI. I do not know whether or not a custom Table Style gets brought into a document through a Quick Table that uses it, but it would be worth a try. Quick Tables