Create a new table style

In addition to the built-in table styles that come with Microsoft Word, you can create your own table style to provide a consistent look to borders, shading, alignment, and fonts in tables.

1. If the Styles and Formatting task pane is not open, click Styles and Formatting on the Formatting toolbar.
2. In the Styles and Formatting task pane, click New Style.
3. In the Name box, type a name for the style.
4. In the Style type box, click Table.
5. Select the options that you want, or click Format to see more options.

   For Help on an option, click the question mark , and then click the option.

Notes

• To use the new style in new documents based on the same template, select the Add to template check box. Word adds the new style to the template that is attached to the active document.
• You can reuse a new table style by selecting it in from the Styles and Formatting task pane, or from the Table AutoFormat dialog box (click Table AutoFormat on the Table menu, and then under Category, select User-defined table styles).