Borders and Shading Property Page (Table Objects)

Use the Borders and Shading property page when you configure a table object to show or hide table or cell borders, specify line style for table or cell borders, and specify shading options for rows and columns in the table or individual table cells.

The following options are available.

Borders

Sides: Specifies the border sides that you want to configure: left, top, right, or bottom. Click Select All to select all four sides. Alternatively, select the side that you want to configure. To select more than one side, hold down the Shift or Ctrl key as you click each side that you want to select.

Show border: Specifies that the border is visible for the selected border sides.

The following border options are available when Show border is selected.

Thickness: Specifies the thickness of the border.
Color: Specifies the color or pattern of the border. Click to expand the colors palette, and then click the color that you want. If the color that you want is not available in the list, click More Colors to open the Colors dialog and then make your selection from the additional color choices or click the Custom tab to select a custom color.
Transparency: Specifies the degree to which objects and colors that are under the border can be seen.
Dash Style: Specifies the border style. Options range from a solid line to a variety of dashed and dotted lines.
Compound Style: Specifies the number and thickness of the lines that comprise the border.

Shading

The options that are available for shading depend on whether you opened the property page for a column, row, cell, or table.

When you select a column, row, or cell, the following options are available:

Fill: Specifies the background color or pattern for the column, row, or cell. Click to expand the colors palette, and then click the color that you want. If the color that you want is not available in the list, click More Colors to open the Colors dialog and then make your selection from the additional color choices or click the Custom tab to select a custom color. Alternatively, if you want to add a more complex visual element to the property, such as a gradient color, pattern, texture, or picture, click More Fill Options to open the More Fill Options dialog.
Transparency: Specifies the degree to which objects and colors that are under the background shading of the column, row, or cell can be seen.

When you select a table, the following options are available:

Normal: Specifies that all rows and columns in the table are shaded in the color or pattern that you choose. When this option is selected, the following properties are available:
- Fill: Specifies the background color or pattern for the table. Click to expand the colors palette, and then click the color that you want. If the color that you want is not available in the list, click More Colors to open the Colors dialog and then make your selection from the additional color choices or click the Custom tab to select a custom color. Alternatively, if you want to add a more complex visual element to the property, such as a gradient color, pattern, texture, or picture, click More Fill Options to open the More Fill Options dialog.
- Transparency: Specifies the degree to which objects and colors that are under the background shading of the table can be seen.
Alternating Rows: Specifies that you can configure alternate row shading. When this option is selected, the following properties are available:
- Odd Row Fill: Specifies the background color or pattern and transparency settings for the odd numbered rows in the table. Click to expand the colors palette, and then click the color that you want. If the color that you want is not available in the list, click More Colors to open the Colors dialog and then make your selection from the additional color choices or click the Custom tab to select a custom color. Alternatively, if you want to add a more complex visual element to the property, such as a gradient color, pattern, texture, or picture, click More Fill Options to open the More Fill Options dialog.
- Transparency: Specifies the degree to which objects and colors that are under the background shading for the odd numbered rows can be seen.
- Even Row Fill: Specifies the background color or pattern and transparency settings for the even numbered rows in the table. Click to expand the colors palette, and then click the color that you want. If the color that you want is not available in the list, click More Colors to open the Colors dialog and then make your selection from the additional color choices or click the Custom tab to select a custom color. Alternatively, if you want to add a more complex visual element to the property, such as a gradient color, pattern, texture, or picture, click More Fill Options to open the More Fill Options dialog.
- Transparency: Specifies the degree to which objects and colors that are under the background shading for the even numbered rows can be seen.
Alternating Columns: Specifies that you can configure alternate column shading. When this option is selected, the following properties are available:
- Odd Column Fill: Specifies the background color or pattern and transparency settings for the odd numbered columns in the table. Click to expand the colors palette, and then click the color that you want. If the color that you want is not available in the list, click More Colors to open the Colors dialog and then make your selection from the additional color choices or click the Custom tab to select a custom color. Alternatively, if you want to add a more complex visual element to the property, such as a gradient color, pattern, texture, or picture, click More Fill Options to open the More Fill Options dialog.
- Transparency: Specifies the degree to which objects and colors that are under the background shading for the odd numbered columns can be seen.
- Even Column Fill: Specifies the background color or pattern and transparency settings for the even numbered columns in the table. Click to expand the colors palette, and then click the color that you want. If the color that you want is not available in the list, click More Colors to open the Colors dialog and then make your selection from the additional color choices or click the Custom tab to select a custom color. Alternatively, if you want to add a more complex visual element to the property, such as a gradient color, pattern, texture, or picture, click More Fill Options to open the More Fill Options dialog.
- Transparency: Specifies the degree to which objects and colors that are under the background shading for the even numbered columns can be seen.

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