## Specifying the appearance of tables

### To specify the cell border, spacing, and padding

- Select the table.
- Click the general settings icon at the top of the Inspector palette to display the item general settings.

The Cells section shows the number of rows and columns, and the border, spacing, and padding settings:

- Edit the parameters as required to determine the appearance of the cells:

Parameter | What it means
Border | The thickness of the border around the outside of the entire table.
Cell spacing | The thickness of the border between rows and columns.
Cell padding | The offset between the border and the content of each cell.

### To specify the color of a cell

- Select one or more cells.

Either:

- Click the color in the Styles and Colors palette .

Or:

- Click the table cell icon at the top of the Inspector palette to display the table cell settings.
- In the Table Cell section choose the color from the Color pop-up menu:

The cell(s) will be colored:

### To set a color for the entire table

- Select the table.

Either:

- Click the color you want to use in the Styles and Colors palette .

Or:

- Click the general settings icon at the top of the Inspector palette to display the table’s general settings.
- Choose the color from the Background pop-up menu:

The table will be colored:

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