<tblPr> (Table Properties)

This element specifies the set of table-wide properties applied to the current table. These properties affect the appearance of all rows and cells within the parent table, but may be overridden by individual table-level exception, row, and cell level properties as defined by each property.

example:

This table defines a one point single border for all border types and is set to 100% of page width - both table-wide properties. The resulting table is represented by the following WordprocessingML: 

<w:tbl>
  <w:tblPr>
    <w:tblW w:w="0" w:type="auto"/>
    <w:tblBorders>
      <w:top w:val="single" w:sz="4" w:space="0" w:color="auto"/>
      <w:left w:val="single" w:sz="4 w:space="0" w:color="auto"/>
      <w:bottom w:val="single" w:sz="4" w:space="0" w:color="auto"/>
      <w:right w:val="single" w:sz="4" w:space="0" w:color="auto"/>
      <w:insideH w:val="single" w:sz="4" w:space="0" w:color="auto"/>
      <w:insideV w:val="single" w:sz="4" w:space="0" w:color="auto"/>
    </w:tblBorders>
  </w:tblPr>
  …
</w:tbl>

In this example, the <tblW> element (§2.4.61) defines the total width of the table, which, in this case, is set to a @type of auto, which specifies that the table should be automatically sized to fit its contents. The <tblBorders> element (§2.4.38) specifies each of the table's borders, and specifies a one point border on the top, left, bottom, right and inside horizontal and vertical border. ]

Parent Elements

<tbl> (§2.4.36)

Child Elements

Subclause

<bidiVisual> (Visually Right to Left Table)

§2.4.1

<jc> (Table Alignment)

§2.4.23

<shd> (Table Shading)

§2.4.35

<tblBorders> (Table Borders)

§2.4.38

<tblCellMar> (Table Cell Margin Defaults)

§2.4.39

<tblCellSpacing> (Table Cell Spacing Default)

§2.4.43

<tblInd> (Table Indent from Leading Margin)

§2.4.48

<tblLayout> (Table Layout)

§2.4.49

<tblLook> (Table Style Conditional Formatting Settings)

§2.4.51

<tblOverlap> (Floating Table Allows Other Tables to Overlap)

§2.4.53

<tblpPr> (Floating Table Positioning)

§2.4.54

<tblPrChange> (Revision Information for Table Properties)

§2.13.5.36

<tblStyle> (Referenced Table Style)

§2.4.59

<tblStyleColBandSize> (Number of Columns in Column Band)

§2.7.5.5

<tblStyleRowBandSize> (Number of Rows in Row Band)

§2.7.5.7

<tblW> (Preferred Table Width)

§2.4.61

The following XML Schema fragment defines the contents of this element:

<complexType name="CT_TblPr">
	<complexContent>
	<extension base="CT_TblPrBase">
	<sequence>
	<element name="tblPrChange" type="CT_TblPrChange" minOccurs="0"/>
	</sequence>
	</extension>
	</complexContent>
</complexType>