On the Styles tab, you can define how tables will be formatted in your exports.
Apply Table Styles
In the Tables section of the template editor panel, you can define the default styling for the tables in your Confluence pages via the Default Table style. Additionally, you can also create custom table styles that can be used in the Document Sections and/or applied to specific tables on your Confluence page(s) using the Scroll Table Layout macro.
When you export Confluence table content, it will be styled in accordance with the styles configured on this screen. For example, if you change the background color to red for table body cells, all corresponding cells will display a red background when exported from Confluence:
The inbuilt template editor contains a Preview section which offers a live view for your chosen styling choices – these automatically appear as you make edits.
Create Custom Table Styles
To create a custom table style select the + add custom table style. Following this, a new style entry will be added to the template which can then be configured. You can rename and/or delete the style from the ••• menu. Once configured, custom table styles can be;
Modify Styles
Default table styles can be modified in a number of ways – you can change the following properties:
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| General | Margin (pt) | - Determine the margins in point units (pt) around the table
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| Header Cells | - When chosen, all style/format changes will be applied to cells for the table header
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| Body Cells | - When chosen, all style/format changes will be applied to cells for the table body
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| Content | Vertical alignment | - Define the vertical alignment setting for the content in the table cell
- Alignment options include; Top, Centered, or Bottom
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| Overwrite style of | - Define whether Paragraphs styles contained within a table are overwritten with a different style to that already defined in the template
- New styles can be defined for Paragraphs, Numbered Lists and Bulleted Lists
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| Font | - Choose a font for the style from either one of the bundled fonts, or add a custom font
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| Style | - Define a font style
- Styles include; Light/Regular/Bold, plus Italics and Underlined
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| Size (pt) | - Select the font size in point units (pt)
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| Line height (%) | - Set the line height percentage for text in table cells
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| Alignment | - Define the horizontal alignment setting for the content in the table cell
- Alignment options include; Left, Right, Justified or Inherit (taken from Confluence page)
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| Color | - Choose the color of your font
- #HEX, RGB and HSL Color codes are supported
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| Case | - Decide whether the text style is Capitalised, UPPERCASE or lowercase
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| Cells | Padding | - Determine the amount of padding in points unit (pt) for the table cell
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| Background color | - Choose the background color for the table cell
- #HEX, RGB and HSL Color codes are supported
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| Border | Horizontal / Vertical | - Style table borders for the specified direction
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| Type | - Select the border style for the table cell
- Styles include; Solids, Dotted or Dashed
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| Strength (pt) | - Define the strength of the border style in point units (pt)
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| Border color | - Choose the border color for the table cell
- #HEX, RGB and HSL Color codes are supported
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Next Steps
Now you have styled your tables, you can define the structure of your template and fine-tune the design – on the 'Document Sections' tab.