12. Formatting Tables and Generating Table and Cell Styles
WHEN MOST DESIGNERS HEAR THE WORD “TABLES,” THEY USUALLY THINK OF spreadsheets: rows, columns, cells, and endless amounts of boring data. If you wanted to spend your time dealing with tables and spreadsheets you would have been an accountant, not a designer, right? The reality is that all sorts of information can be presented very effectively using tables, and using InDesign’s table features can reduce the pain factor and even make it fun to work with tables.
For many years I’ve been a big fan of Edward Tufte’s writing on the design and display of information. Tables might not sound like the most exciting part of your day, but you can be proud to bring great design and clarity to even ...
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