Change the look of table text

You can change the appearance of the text for the entire table or just for specific table cells.

Change the appearance of all table text

You can set the font for the entire table.

Select the table.
In the Text pane of the Format inspector choose a style from the pop-up menu at the top of the pane.

For more information about using text styles, see Use paragraph styles.

You can change the font, color, size, and other attributes of text in table cells.

Do either of the following:
- Change all text in a table: Select the table.
- Change the text in specific cells: Select the cells with the text you want to change.
In the Text pane of the Format inspector, choose a paragraph style from the pop-up menu at the top of the pane, or use the controls in the Font section.
For more information about text styles, go to Use paragraph styles.

Note: To apply a character style, select the text you want to change. The character style controls aren’t enabled if only the cell is selected.

If the cell isn’t wide enough to display the text on one line, you can wrap the text so it appears on multiple lines in the cell.

Do any of the following:

Wrap text in a cell: Control-click the cell, then choose Wrap Text. A checkmark appears next to“Wrap Text when it’s selected.
Wrap text for a row or column: Select the row or column. In the Text pane of the Format inspector, select the “Wrap text in cell” checkbox.
Wrap all text in a table: Select the table. In the Text pane of the Format inspector, select the “Wrap text in cell” checkbox.