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How to change style of all tables in Word?

Author Amanda Li Last modified

When working with Word documents that contain multiple tables—especially when copying tables from different sources - you may need to apply a consistent style to ensure uniform formatting. Manually selecting and updating each table can be tedious and time-consuming. Fortunately, there are two efficient ways to quickly change the style of all tables in Word:

Change style of all tables with VBA

Change style of all tables with Kutool for Word

Change the style of all tables with VBA

You can use VBA to apply a specific style to all tables in a Word document at once.

Note: Running the VBA code will directly apply the new style to all tables, and it cannot be undone using the Undo function (Ctrl + Z). To preserve the original formatting, it's recommended to create a backup of the document before running the VBA script.

  1. Press Alt + F11 to open the VBA editor in Word.
  2. Click Module under the Insert tab, then insert the following VBA code into the module window. 
    Sub ApplyTableStyle()
Dim t As Table
For Each t In ActiveDocument.Tables
    t.Style = "Light Shading - Accent 3" 
Next 
End Sub

    Note: In the above code, Light Shading - Accent 3 is the table style name. You can change it as needed.

  3. Press F5 to run the code, and all tables will be updated to the specified style, as shown below.
    Table in the Light Shading - Accent 3 style

Change the style of all tables with Kutools for Word

If you prefer a more intuitive method over VBA, Kutools for Word provides a quick and easy way to change the style of all tables in your document. With Kutools, you can visually browse and select table styles before applying them, eliminating the need to remember or input style codes.

Kutools for Word, equipped with AI 🤖, offers over 100 handy features to simplify your tasks.
  1. Place the cursor outside any tables and click Kutools > Tables > Select Tables.
    Select Tables option on the Kutools tab on the ribbon
  2. After selecting all tables, go to the Design tab on the ribbon and click More icon to choose the desired table style.
    Table styles on the Design tab
  3. Once a style is selected, all tables in the document will be updated.
    A table style applied

Additionally, this feature allows you to select all tables to modify borders, shading, and table properties in one step.

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Demo: Change style of all tables in Word

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