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Style. At the command prompt,
enter tablestyle.
In the Table Style dialog box, click
New.
In the Create New Table Style dialog
box, enter a name for the new table style.
In the Start With drop-down list, select
a table style to provide default settings for the new table style.
Click Continue
In the New Table Style dialog box, click
the Select Table button to select a table in your drawing to which
to apply the new table style settings.
In the Table Direction drop-down list,
select Down or Up. Up creates a table that reads from the bottom
up; the title row and the column heads are at the bottom of the
table.
In the Cell Styles drop-down list, select
a cell style to apply to the table, or create a new cell style by
clicking the button to the right of the drop-down list.
On the General tab, select or clear the
following options for the current cell style:
Fill Color.
Specifies the fill color. Select None or a background color, or click
Select Color to display the Select Color
dialog box.
Alignment. Specifies
an alignment for cell contents. Center refers to horizontal alignment;
Middle refers to vertical alignment.
Format. Sets
the data type and formatting for rows in a table. Click the [...] button
to display the Table Cell Format
dialog box, where you can further define
formatting options.
Type. Specifies
the cell style as either a label or data, which is used when inserting
default text in a table style containing a starting table. Also
used when creating a table tool on the tool palette.
Margins - Horizontal.
Sets the distance between the text or block in the cell and the
left and right cell borders.
Margins - Vertical.
Sets the distance between the text or block in the cell and the
top and bottom cell borders.
Merge Cells on Row/Column
Creation. Merges any new row or column created with the
current cell style into one cell.
On the Text tab, select or clear the
following options for the current cell style:
Text Style.
Specifies the text style. Select a text style, or click the [...]
button to open the Text Style dialog box and create a new text style.
Text Height.
Specifies the text height. Enter a height for the text. This option
is available only when the selected text style has a text height
of 0. (The default text style, STANDARD, has a 0 text height.) If
the selected text style specifies a fixed text height, this option
is unavailable.
Text Color.
Specifies the text color. Select a color, or click Select Color
to display the Select Color
dialog box.
Text Angle.
Sets the text angle. The default text angle is 0 degrees. You can enter
any angle between -359 and +359 degrees.
Use the Borders tab to control the appearance
of the table gridlines for the current cell style. Specify the following
options:
Lineweight.
Sets the lineweight to use for borders that are displayed. If you use
a heavy lineweight, you may have to change the cell margins so that the
text can be seen.
Linetype. Sets
the linetype to apply to the borders you specify by clicking a border
button. Standard linetypes of ByBlock, ByLayer, and Continuous are
displayed, or you can choose Other to load a custom linetype.
Color. Specifies
a color to use for borders that are displayed. Click Select Color
to display the Select Color
dialog box.
Double Line.
Specifies that the selected borders have a double linetype. Change
the spacing between the lines by entering a value in the Spacing box.
Border display buttons.
Applies the selected border options. Click a button to apply the
selected border options to all borders of the cell, the outside
border, the inside borders, the bottom border, the left border,
the top border, the right border, or no borders. The preview in
the dialog box updates to show the effect.
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At the command prompt,
enter tablestyle. 
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