How to Color Selected Rows or Columns in a Table

This article describes how to go from a standard table...

...to a table where you highlight a specified row or column:

Requirements

A table with rows and/or columns. Note the table cannot be a Visualization > Specialty tables, such as a Table with Custom Formatting (Autofit table). Formatting for that can be done via the menu or editing the R code directly, (see here).

1. Select your table.

2. Go to Data > RULES on the object inspector.

3. To apply the rule, select the Plus (+) > Modify Cell Content > Color Selected Rows or Columns.

4. Specify whether you wish to color rows or columns.

5. Select the row or column label.

6. Select the appropriate color from the color picker.

7. Repeat steps 5 and 6 if you wish to add further coloring.

8. Press OK.