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1. i'd like to have the style (alternating blue shades) applied to my cells, but i don't want it to function as a table (because then i wouldn't be able to split cells within my table). how can this be achieved?



2. i have multiple tables/content within 1 sheet, and often some cells have a lot of content that forces me to expand the cell width. This in turn affects the formatting of the other tables I have (on the right and below the original table). is there any way i could use to retain proper width on the other 2 tables, while still keeping the original table (with long text) as-is?

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Under Table Tools: Design, select Convert to Range.
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Under Table Tools: Design, select Convert to Range.
thanks for the answer to Q1 - how about Q2?
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If your Q2 is " can you have a colmun in Excel with different widths ?", the answer is no.
But you could play around with merged cells ( which are very difficult to use to retrieve information), or the horizontal formatting "center across selection". Of course you then use multiple columns
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Right. But messing with merge can be dicey as well as completely unnecessary. It only solves the problem until another column needs to be resized throwing the whole mess into disarray. The only time I do that is for forms that absolutely must fit on a 8.5x11 sheet. Since sheets have practically unlimited columns and a workbook can have many sheets, why anyone would want that bother if they didn't need to is beyond me.
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Right. But messing with merge can be dicey as well as completely unnecessary. It only solves the problem until another column needs to be resized throwing the whole mess into disarray. The only time I do that is for forms that absolutely must fit on a 8.5x11 sheet. Since sheets have practically unlimited columns and a workbook can have many sheets, why anyone would want that bother if they didn't need to is beyond me.
is the usual best practice to put each table in a separate sheet (and even if the tables are highly relevant to one another)?

if not, is there any other way i could format all tables within a single sheet nicely?
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If you want to have multiple 'table' formats that are independent of each other, you basically have two options - use a:
1. separate worksheet for each table; or
2. single worksheet, with each table diagonally offset from the others.
Of course, if your data are suitably arranged for output to Word and you're amenable to that, a Word document can have tables with multiple-width columns and multiple-height rows, including support for merged & split cells. And, of course, Word tables simply appear sequentially in a document and you can use Tables of Contents, etc, for navigation between them.
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If you want to have multiple 'table' formats that are independent of each other, you basically have two options - use a:
1. separate worksheet for each table; or
not the most ideal option if they are highly relevant to one another

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2. single worksheet, with each table diagonally offset from the others.
it would look like a poorly formatted sheet in others' opinion..

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of course, if your data are suitably arranged for output to Word and you're amenable to that, a Word document can have tables with multiple-width columns and multiple-height rows, including support for merged & split cells. And, of course, Word tables simply appear sequentially in a document and you can use Tables of Contents, etc, for navigation between them.
which brings me to another question - is it possible to have a dynamic link between Excel & Word? for example, when we put an Excel file within powerpoint, the excel file can be edited directly and source file is updated accordingly. there doesn't seem to be a similar function in Word.

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back to Q1, i notice the solution "convert to range" doesn't work if I have a few extra lines at the bottom to be formatted in the same style. is there a solution that can be used for the example below too?

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not the most ideal option if they are highly relevant to one another
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it would look like a poorly formatted sheet in others' opinion..
Please don't shoot the messenger - I'm merely telling you what your options are. It's up to you to choose what course you take.
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is it possible to have a dynamic link between Excel & Word. for example, when we put an Excel file within powerpoint, the excel file can be edited directly and source file is updated accordingly. there doesn't seem to be a similar function in Word?
You can both link the content and update it from Word. To link, choose Paste Special with the link option and the link format of your choice. To edit, simply right-click on the linked data, then choose Linked Worksheet Object> Edit (or Open) to open the workbook for editing.

It's not clear what your issue is with 'Convert to Range'. If you want the Sub-Total, Tax & Grand Total cells shaded, simply copy & paste the formats from the rows above to just those cells, or include those entire rows in the table beforehand.
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Please don't shoot the messenger - I'm merely telling you what your options are. It's up to you to choose what course you take.

You can both link the content and update it from Word. To link, choose Paste Special with the link option and the link format of your choice. To edit, simply right-click on the linked data, then choose Linked Worksheet Object> Edit (or Open) to open the workbook for editing.

It's not clear what your issue is with 'Convert to Range'. If you want the Sub-Total, Tax & Grand Total cells shaded, simply copy & paste the formats from the rows above to just those cells, or include those entire rows in the table beforehand.
really sorry, i meant no offence. just wanted to see if there are other ways we could go about this problem.

the issue with 'convert to range' is that i cannot highlight the extra portion (where the subtotal part is) and simply apply the formatting. in this case, i would need an additional step to copy/paste the formatting from table to the portion below..

appreciate your help, thanks.
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