Hello everyone,

I work as an editor for an audit firm. From time to time, I get reports with tables that have a problem that I hope you can help me solve.



I am sure it has to do with Cell Margins settings but no matter what I do with them, it doesn't seem to fix the issue completely.

I use decimal tabs to align numbers in tables. I just select all the columns in a table, put a decimal tab and all the numbers get aligned nice and fast.

The problem with some tables is that different cells within a single table have different cell margins. So I have to go to these cells and adjust the position of the decimal tab to make the number properly aligned and, apart from being very annoying, it can also take a long time, especially if a table is very long and full of such glitches.

I tried selecting the table and going to "Table Tools" - "Layout" - "Cell Margins" and setting Left and Right Margins to some number, hoping it would have an effect on all the cells and make their margins equal. But no, they still retain their "glitchy" margins

I attached a document that has a problem table so you can see what I mean and maybe find a way of fixing it.

Note that cells in "Accumulated deficit" column have different margins. (And numbers are not aligned properly)

How can I make the cell margins equal in the entire table???

Thank you all for your help.

Attached Files

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