Tables

Table headers

In StoryTeller, you can use several types of overflow headers, like Only first instance, All but first instances etc. Word only has support for a repeated header.

The following applies:

•	If you specify a row header to Only first instance, and you also have a header for All instances, the Only first instance header is ignored. If an All instances header does not exist, the Only first instance header is mapped into a body row.

•	If you specify an All instances header, it must be the first row of the table.

Space before and after a paragraph table

A StoryTeller table that is defined as a paragraph table, i.e. it is not inline within the text but is located on its own paragraph, has the paragraph properties as any paragraph, including e.g. Space before.

In Word, the table is a paragraph of its own but lacking the paragraph properties a text paragraph has, such as the space before and after the paragraph. Therefore, any setting for Space before and Space after is ignored in the Word output.

Table inline within a paragraph

To enable rendering of an inline table in Word, the table is encapsulated in a text box. This means that the objects in the table, e.g. text in cells, have to be rasterized by the driver.

Table cell fill color

If you specify a gradient fill on a table cell in StoryTeller, only the Fill color value is used to render a solid fill. The Secondary color is ignored, because gradient fill is not supported in Word table cells.

Table and table cell borders

In Word, generally either the table border or the table cell borders are drawn, usually only the cell borders if you have specified to draw them in StoryTeller.

Horizontal cell border width

In Word, the horizontal border width is included in the total row height, which is not the case in StoryTeller. This means that fewer table rows may fit into a frame than in StoryTeller.

Vertical cell border width

In Word, the vertical cell border width is included in total cell area, which is not the case in StoryTeller. This means that less content may fit inside a cell in Word than in StoryTeller.