If you are want to know how to change the color of all text in a table in one go-round, here’s the handy, simple solution. Once you see the button in your Swatches panel, it will seem obvious in retrospect.
- First, locate the two buttons at the top of your Swatches panel – located next to the Fill and Stroke icons. The first button is called “Formatting Affects Container.” Usually this is the button that designers select and it applies the color swatch to the stroke or fill of a frame or table cell.
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Step 2
The second button you will see is “Formatting Affects Text.” Select this button before clicking on a swatch and the color will be applied to the fill or stroke of the text inside the container, e.g. the frame or cell. When you have a container, (a fill or cell) selected, you only have the option between these two buttons.
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Step 3
To toggle between the two buttons, use keyboard shortcut J.