From the course: InDesign: Tables
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Mastering row and column strokes - InDesign Tutorial
From the course: InDesign: Tables
Mastering row and column strokes
- One thing we can modify in a table that can really improve on its design is to change the row and column strokes that normally appear as those boring default one point black lines. Changing the format of table strokes is not the most intuitive, or easiest to learn feature, but once you know how, you'll appreciate the power and flexibility it gives you in creating more interesting tables. Let's take a look. I'm going to start with a single cell. I'll click here and press the "esc" key. And let's scroll over a little bit, so that we can see the dialogue box. And the key to controlling strokes is understanding the stroke proxy. We see it up here in the control panel, but I'm going to make it a little easier for you to see it. And we'll go to Strokes and Fills in the Cell Options dialogue. In the case of a single cell, the proxy's pretty easy to understand. Every line on the proxy has a one to one relationship to the cell. Left side, right side, and so forth. And then we have various…
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