Hi David, I managed to get this to work after much suffering a while ago. I had colours and columns changing when trying to export to PDF. Using Arc 10.1 and Acrobat Suite Pro 10. I print to PDF, using the default Adobe PDF printer and settings. I'm only using simple Excel tables though - the snapshot of your table appears to have filters tuned on, so not sure if this is affecting what is being copied/pasted. I've noticed that just within Excel alone, you have to be careful when copying/pasting tables with filters on. Maybe something to check? Do you also have any hidden columns in the copy range perhaps? Anyway, here's my workflow: Set up table in Excel - fill all cells with a color - even those with a white background. Set your border lines etc. Add some buffer/border cells: Select cells and copy - I just use Ctl-C. e.g. from the above select B2 to E10 and then Ctl-C Paste (Ctl-V) into ArcMap. I get something like this. May basemap is not very snazzy - I just had a map of PNG lying around for some weird reason. You can re-size the table, and right click -> properties to set specific attributes. I added a border this way. Then I do a File -> Print... and select the AdobePDF printer, leave the default settings, and hit OK. Here's the output: Hers' the same map, but exported to PDF, instead of printing. Colours have gone! Cheers Jon
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