AP: why is it not possible to assign font to empty tabel cell?

[DarkClown]

I really wonder why you can't assign any cell attribute (e.g. font) to an empty(!) table cell. This can only be done when the cell contains text. So once you start a tabe every cell will start with "Arial" (hell knows why - mybe you can change the standards somewhere?) and no other style (e.g. bold or italic). So eventually you have to change the style of each cell AFTER you entered content. What sounds ridiculous to me.

I would expect to select the whole table (or specific cells) and assign font and style regardles of the content is (even empty) .... and if I add text later this will be with the previously assigned style. But maybe I got something completetly wrong.

Cheers, Timo

[Old Bruce]

I could be wrong but I thought that tables use whichever Text Style is chosen for Paragraphs and Characters. Default would be whatever you have set up to be the [No Style].

[David in Яuislip]

21 minutes ago, DarkClown said:

I really wonder why you can't assign any cell attribute (e.g. font) to an empty(!) table cell.

Yes, I wondered that but table formatting is a dark art it seems. Best I can suggest is to edit the table style. Here I've done that first then entered text into the cells, I hope you like Courier rather than the dreaded Arial 🙂

Bugger, it looks like Old Bruce has beaten me, anyway, I'm going to click submit regardless

[lepr]

31 minutes ago, DarkClown said:

I would expect to select the whole table (or specific cells) and assign font and style regardles of the content is (even empty) .... and if I add text later this will be with the previously assigned style.

 

The table will be initialised with text style 'Table Body'.

A few options:

• select the table with Move Tool and change the font in context toolbar
• edit text style 'Table Body'
• create new styles for particular ranges of cells and apply the styles to empty or filled cells

[firstdefence]

You can save the table formats in the Table Format Panel, you can also save any formatting as a default format in the same panel. 

[StuartRc]

I thought you could..

1. Select the Table Tool
2. Select all Cells
3. Assign your typeface (Using context bar)
4. Once finished assign the text formatting to a new style and name it.

or

1. Create new Format (Just give it a name!)
2. Select all cells on left Display formatting panel
3. Assign a Style (defined or created
4. When you create a new table with table tool just assign the format

[DarkClown]

Thx everyone ... I spend quite some time experimenting ... just to wrap it up:
It all makes somehow sense - but there's no "easy" way as... 🙂 you might be used to. It's all about the "defining templates (styles)" and assigning them. (not this childisch intuitive "Select and assign") ... this is more like a pain pill ... it has to hurt before the relaxation comes  🙂