MUDr.Nudl
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Q: Alternate Row Shading in Pages

Hi,

 

I have got a long list with 3 columns (imaginary columns as I only use tab key to separate them) in Pages and I would like to know if there is a way how to change color of every second row. That would make the list much easier to read. I don't really want to re-do whole list in Numbers.

 

Thanks in advance for your time.

MacBook Pro, OS X El Capitan (10.11.2), Mid-2010, 15", SSD, 8GB RAM

Posted on Jul 17, 2016 2:23 AM

by VikingOSX,Solvedanswer
VikingOSX VikingOSX
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A:

The simplest approach with your tabbed data is to select the entire row that you want to have the alternating color, and apply a character fill color (real highlighting) to the entire row. Looks like this, and you have control over the color/shading:

Screen Shot 2016-07-17 at 7.57.55 AM.jpg

Screen Shot 2016-07-17 at 7.59.26 AM.jpg

 

Or this, where I inserted a new table with alternating row color style, and then pasted the tabular data into its first cell. I then had to remove irrelevant columns, scale the table, and on the Table tab, set Table outline to None, and uncheck the first two Gridlines items.

Screen Shot 2016-07-17 at 8.02.46 AM.jpg

Last year, I wrote a guide on how to go from tabular data to table, and back again in Pages v5. It may prove useful for you.

Posted on Jul 17, 2016 5:07 AM

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Q: Alternate Row Shading in Pages

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  • by PeterBreis0807,

    PeterBreis0807 PeterBreis0807 Jul 17, 2016 4:07 AM in response to MUDr.Nudl
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    Jul 17, 2016 4:07 AM in response to MUDr.Nudl

    The default tables have them, you actually have to get rid of them if you don't want them.

     

    ... and Alternating Row Color is a setting in the Tables sidebar.

     

    Peter

  • by MUDr.Nudl,

    MUDr.Nudl MUDr.Nudl Jul 17, 2016 4:40 AM in response to PeterBreis0807
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    Jul 17, 2016 4:40 AM in response to PeterBreis0807

    I do not have any table in Pages. It is just a text separated with tabulator.

  • by VikingOSX,Solvedanswer

    VikingOSX VikingOSX Jul 17, 2016 5:07 AM in response to MUDr.Nudl
    Level 7 (20,544 points)
    Mac OS X
    Jul 17, 2016 5:07 AM in response to MUDr.Nudl

    The simplest approach with your tabbed data is to select the entire row that you want to have the alternating color, and apply a character fill color (real highlighting) to the entire row. Looks like this, and you have control over the color/shading:

    Screen Shot 2016-07-17 at 7.57.55 AM.jpg

    Screen Shot 2016-07-17 at 7.59.26 AM.jpg

     

    Or this, where I inserted a new table with alternating row color style, and then pasted the tabular data into its first cell. I then had to remove irrelevant columns, scale the table, and on the Table tab, set Table outline to None, and uncheck the first two Gridlines items.

    Screen Shot 2016-07-17 at 8.02.46 AM.jpg

    Last year, I wrote a guide on how to go from tabular data to table, and back again in Pages v5. It may prove useful for you.