This document provides an overview of how tables are structured and styled in DrawingML. It explains that table styles define the visual presentation of the table separately from the data. It then describes the individual style components that make up a table style including the table background, whole table properties, and style option properties. It also summarizes how table data is defined and structured within a table including table properties, rows, grids, and cells.

1. DrawingML
Tables

2. Tables Overview

3. Table Styles Overview
• Define the presentation of the table
• Separate from data
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Monday 12.2 2.1 6.8 18.2
Tuesday 3.5 21.2 4.5 14.7
Wednesday 4.7 2.3 17.6 14.5
Thursday 18.7 8.4 7.4 13.0
Friday 22.3 13.4 3.4 12.3
Blue Red Green Orange
Monday 12.2 2.1 6.8 18.2
Tuesday 3.5 21.2 4.5 14.7
Wednesday 4.7 2.3 17.6 14.5
Thursday 18.7 8.4 7.4 13.0
Friday 22.3 13.4 3.4 12.3
Same Table, Different Styles

4. Table Style Structure

5. Table Style In Action
Table Background (Table Background Style)
Whole Table Properties (Table Part Style x1)
Style Option Properties (Table Part Styles x13)
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6. Table Background (tblBg)
• Responsible for fill and effects applied to the
entire table
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Themed Fill Themed Effect
Themed Fill
Themed Effect

7. Whole Table Properties (wholeTbl)
Defines entire table
fill, line, and font
properties
Font Properties
Cell Border
Properties*
Cell Fill
Properties*
*see “Cell Properties Definition” for
explanation of the Cell Fill & Border
Properties

8. Cell Properties Definition (Table Part)
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This happens
to defines the
style for the
first row
formatting

9. Style Option Properties
Available list of formatting options which can be applied to a table.
All options are defined by a Table Part (see previous slide)

10. Table Definition Overview
• Definition of a table
• Holds the data
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Example Table

11. Table Definition Structure

12. Cell Properties
These properties act as overrides to what may already be defined in a table style.

13. Table Properties
These properties act as overrides to what may already be defined in a table style.

14. Example Table
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Table Rows
Table Grid
Table Props

15. Table Properties
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1. The table style is a built in style, notice the GUID.
2. The “firstRow” formatting is enabled.
3. The “rowBanding” formatting is enabled.
First Row Formatting
Row Banding Enabled

16. Table Grid
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This is simply defining the width of
each column in the table.
Width

17. Table Row
• Holds the data for the table within a cell
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Shown above are the corresponding
cells in XML and in the TableThe ‘0’ values indicate that the height of the row is
based entirely on font size, i.e. it will size to fit the
font

18. Table Cell
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The Table Cell actually holds the data for a give
cell.
In the above example, there is no extra
formatting applied and the defaults are used.

19. Disclaimer
This presentation is for informational purposes only, and should
not be relied upon as a substitute or replacement for Microsoft
formal file format documentation, which is available at the
following website: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-
us/library/cc313118(v=office.12).aspx. Any views or opinions
presented in this material are solely those of the author and do
not necessarily represent those of Microsoft. Microsoft
disclaims all liability for mistakes or inaccuracies in this
presentation.