![]() | Add, change, or remove table shading |
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When a table has many rows and columns, it can be difficult to read. To make reading easier, you can add various types of shading to a table. For example, you can shade every other row with a color or pattern. You can also change existing table shading, or remove it from the table altogether.
Do any of the following:
![]() | Add, change, or remove the shading fill color for an entire table |
On the View menu, click Print Layout.
Click the table.
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Add or change the shading fill color | On the Tables tab, under Table Styles, choose any table style other than Table Grid. | ||
Remove the shading fill color | On the Tables tab, under Table Styles, choose the Table Grid style.
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![]() | Add, change, or remove the shading fill color in specific table cells |
On the View menu, click Print Layout.
Select the cells by clicking the beginning of the cell in front of the text, or if it's an empty cell, in front of the end-of-cell mark .
![]() | Note To view end-of-cell marks, on the Standard toolbar, click Show ![]() |
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Add or change the shading fill color | On the Tables tab, under Table Styles, click the arrow next to Shading, and then choose a fill color. |
Remove the shading fill color | On the Tables tab, under Table Styles, click the arrow next to Shading, and then choose No Fill. |
![]() | Add, change, or remove the shading fill color that is applied to specific text |
On the View menu, click Print Layout.
Select the text.
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Add or change the shading fill color | On the Tables tab, under Table Styles, click the arrow next to Shading, and then choose a fill color. |
Remove the shading fill color | On the Tables tab, under Table Styles, click the arrow next to Shading, and then choose No Fill. |
![]() | Add, change, or remove a pattern fill for an entire table |
On the View menu, click Print Layout.
Click the table.
Click the Table Layout tab, and then under Settings, click Properties.
Click Borders and Shading, and then click the Shading tab.
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Add or change a pattern fill | Select the options that you want for Fill, Style, and Color, and then on the Apply to pop-up menu, click Table. |
Remove a pattern fill | Under Fill, click No Fill, on the Style pop-up menu, click Clear, and then on the Apply to pop-up menu, click Table. |
![]() | Add, change, or remove a pattern fill for specific table cells |
On the View menu, click Print Layout.
Select one or more cells.
Click the Table Layout tab, and then under Settings, click Properties.
Click Borders and Shading, and then click the Shading tab.
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Add or change a pattern fill | Select the options that you want for Fill, Style, and Color, and then on the Apply to pop-up menu, click Cell. |
Remove a pattern fill | Under Fill, click No Fill, on the Style pop-up menu, click Clear, and then on the Apply to pop-up menu, click Cell. |
![]() | Add, change, or remove a pattern fill applied to a paragraph |
On the View menu, click Print Layout.
Click anywhere in the paragraph.
Click the Table Layout tab, and then under Settings, click Properties.
Click Borders and Shading, and then click the Shading tab.
To | Do this |
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Add or change a pattern fill | Select the options that you want for Fill, Style, and Color, and then on the Apply to pop-up menu, click Paragraph. |
Remove a pattern fill | Under Fill, click No Fill, on the Style pop-up menu, click Clear, and then on the Apply to pop-up menu, click Paragraph. |