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Need to undo the "Format as table" style that has been applied

Anonymous
2010-10-12T08:21:19+00:00

Once format-as-table applied, how can I unformat  it afterwards?

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Anonymous
2010-10-15T09:10:54+00:00

OK. If I understand, you have a table and assign one of the default styles displayed in the Table Design tab. Use the Undo command (Ctrl+Z) to undo the applied table style. Or use Ctrl+Alt+U (with the cursor in the table) to remove all table styling to start from an unformatted table again.

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Suzanne S Barnhill 277.6K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
2010-10-15T15:25:51+00:00

Alternatively, Table Normal (identified as Clear Format or something of the sort) is the second style in the gallery.

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-04-08T22:27:51+00:00

    I believe the original submitter wants to remove the table entirely.  Creating a table is done by clicking "Format as Table."

    To do it there are two steps:

    1. On the Table Tools, Design tab, click "Convert to Range"
    2. Then under the Styles section of the home ribbon, click Normal to remove all the highlighting and borders

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  2. Anonymous
    2012-12-26T07:05:22+00:00

    Select the table you want to reset. Go to Design menu. Then go to Table Styles and click None.

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  3. Suzanne S Barnhill 277.6K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2010-10-12T17:33:03+00:00

    But that just removes table borders; it doesn't convert the table to text.

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