MSWord imported Tables indented in InDesignCS

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    Default MSWord imported Tables indented in InDesignCS

    I'm working on multiple Tables which were created by a third party in MSWord. When I import into InDesignCS, there is a .08" left indent applied to the text in every single cell. I select the entire table and attribute my Paragraph Styles and set the Table insets, but this additional indent doesn't go away (it does not show up in the insets and overrides them). (Before I realized what the culprit was, I couldn't figure out why my centered headers were slightly off-center.)

    When I select the entire imported Table, the box where I can get rid of this left indent disappears. So the only way I've been able to get rid of these indents is by selecting the text (not the cell) in each cell and changing it separately, which is frankly driving me crazy. So my question is two-fold:

    1) In a Table, is there any way to select all without selecting the cells -- only the TYPE in ALL the cells?

    2) If I select the entire table (all the cells), is there some hidden place I can still access the left indent to change it for all the cells within that table?

    Thanks SO much to whoever can help!
    BlockBird@adobeforums.com Guest

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    Default Re: MSWord imported Tables indented in InDesignCS

    Are you sure you don't have a paragraph style or character style applied
    to the text?

    Bob
    Bob Levine Guest

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    Default Re: MSWord imported Tables indented in InDesignCS

    I was 100% absolutely certain there were no paragraph indents in my styles. Just to humor you I checked again... and I am ashamed to say there was exactly a .08 paragraph indent -- WHO KNOWS how it got there, I DIDN'T DO IT!! (That's what they all say...) Thank you, Bob. I messed up.
    BlockBird@adobeforums.com Guest

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    Default Re: MSWord imported Tables indented in InDesignCS

    I'm glad you got it sorted out.

    Bob
    Bob Levine Guest

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