Table Cell Fill: Inset Spacing
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November 16, 2017 at 10:00 am #99657Mary CrislerMember
Does anyone know if there is a way to add inset spacing in a table cell with a fill?
I am creating an application and thought the best approach was to create a table. Ideally, some of the table cells will be a fill in portion of an alternate color. However, there needs to be spacing between the boxes. I’ve attempted using the stroke function, but do not see an option to align the stroke to the inside. PDF sample linked below.
https://indd.adobe.com/view/39938385-4f3e-4745-a88c-9a68c4c443d9
Thanks for any help or insight!
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November 16, 2017 at 11:47 am #99673Kai RübsamenMember
Mary, table strokes are always created from the middle. So you cannot do that easily with strokes. But if you work with a never version of InDesign, you can fake this with paragraph shading and the inset controlls the thickness of the “pseudo” strokes.
Kai
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November 16, 2017 at 11:55 am #99674Kai RübsamenMember
hm, to late for an edit: If this isn’t much more complicated, I would use maybe one textframe with spanning columns instead of a table.
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November 16, 2017 at 3:15 pm #99685Michel Allio for FRIdNGEParticipant
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November 16, 2017 at 3:27 pm #99686Mary CrislerMember
I appreciate the humor, but an explanation would be nice. :)
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November 16, 2017 at 3:31 pm #99687Michel Allio for FRIdNGEParticipant
That’s why I show the 2 screenshots!!
[Between us, I’ve no humor!]
(^/)
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November 16, 2017 at 3:46 pm #99689Mary CrislerMember
Ha! Ha!
I guess I’m just not sure what function was used to create the inset spacing. Did you use the paragraph shading or create a rule by chance?
Generally I can figure these things out, but this one is stumping me!
Thanks!
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November 16, 2017 at 4:01 pm #99691Michel Allio for FRIdNGEParticipant
A lot say I’m a magician! … But here, no magic! It’s a true and simple table built with basic strokes!
The more incredible is that, even when I explain it, nobody believes me!
… Because everybody prefers Magic! Paradoxically, it’s more reassuring
As you see: No humor!
(^/)
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November 17, 2017 at 3:52 am #99701Kai RübsamenMember
Mary, maybe it is a bit clearer, if someone show you the strokes in different colors. I don’t like this kind of work, if you will go with it, you will surely know after same time, what I mean.
However: The not magic trick is, to give everything outside stroke too.
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November 17, 2017 at 4:34 am #99704Michel Allio for FRIdNGEParticipant
Hi Kai,
I don’t see why you “don’t like this kind of work”! … It’s just a table built with table basic features!! ;-)
And I find it’s a very good sample to learn more about “Cell Strokes” manipulation!(^/)
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