You can add patterned borders and border art or transparent, gradient, texture, or pattern fill effects to tables only if you are working on a print publication. If you are working on a Web publication, you can apply solid borders and solid fills.
Add, change, or remove a line border
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Select the cells you want to change.
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Right-click the table, and then click Format Table.
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In the Format Table dialog box, under Line, select the options you want, and then click OK.
Add colors or patterns to cells or to an entire table
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Select the cells you want to change.
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Right-click the table, and then click Format Table.
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In the Format Table dialog box, click the dropdown list box next to Color, and then select the options you want.
Make cells transparent
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Select the cells you want to change.
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Right-click the table, and then click Format Table.
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In the Format Table dialog box, under Fill, move the Transparency slider to get the percentage of transparency you want.
