In a table frame (all tables are frames), you can use basic and table styles to format selected cells. The table style also lets you format an entire table at one time.
						
							
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								|  | basic |  | The font, size, style (bold, italic, and so on), color, alignment, and format of text in selected cells. |  |  | 
							
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								|  |  |  | All the attributes you can select from the Accents window, as well as the Diagonal Line options and Line Styles available in the Table menu. |  |  | 
							
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								|  | table |  | Basic formatting and substyles for controlling different parts of a range of cells or an entire table. |  |  | 
							
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								|  |  |  | Table cell border styles, which you select by choosing a style from the Line Styles submenu of the Table menu. |  |  | 
							
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