If you have applied local formatting to a table (e.g., applying background shading to cells directly, not through the use of styles), you can easily remove it. This is possible even if the topic was previously saved and closed.
How to Reset Local Cell Formatting
- Open the content file.
- Do one of the following, depending on the part of the user interface you are using:
- Ribbon Select Table > Reset Local Cell Formatting.
- Right-Click Right-click inside the table and from the context menu select Reset Local Cell Formatting.
Example You have a table with three columns and you have locally added a different background color for each column. If you want to remove the background colors for all of the columns, you simply need to place your cursor somewhere in the table, right-click, and select Reset Local Cell Formatting.
However, let's say instead that you want to remove the background color for only the middle column. In that case, you can select that column so that it is highlighted, right-click, and then select Reset Local Cell Formatting.
- Click
to save your work.
Note This option resets formatting placed on the entire cell (e.g., a background color added to cells would be removed). However, local formatting on content (e.g., bold text) is not affected. If you would like to remove local formatting for cells as well as cell content, you can use the Remove Inline Formatting button 
instead.
