How Do I Change the Padding in Table Cells

Hi, I am trying to set up a table that will allow text to fill the entire cell. I know that if I double click an individual cell, the left and right boundaries of the cell will be displayed on the ruler. However, I can't select multiple cells (even in a column) to adjust the boundaries. By default, all cells are created with no padding on the left, but half an inch on the right. I want no padding on the right as well. I know I can change the the tab for the table with the text inspector, after the fact.
So, #1. How can I change the default right cell wrap for all cells in a table?
Additionally, I know how to get rid of the padding above the text (via text property "instant margins"), but I also need to eliminate the padding at the bottom of the text. When I adjust the instant margin, it just moves the text the upper-left corner of the cell, but does not change the vertical size of the cell. I can change the individual row height by grabbing the border and dragging it up, but, again, this is a pain for large table. I know I can also change the overall cell height by dragging the lower table boundary.
#2. How do I change the default cell height so the cell is tight against the text, regardless of the font size, for all cells in a table?
Any help or suggestion will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Gary

Thanks for the reply.
Unfortunately, those options will not do what I need.
If I turn off "Wrap text", the text overflows the cell and the text in the adjacent cell to the right will hidden. I still want the text to wrap, just not half an inch from the right border.
And the "Resize to fit" changes the cell width, which I want to keep the cell at a static width.
One workaround I found, was to modify the table as needed, using text properties, and then save the table as the table default. Unfortunately, that overwrites the factory default, and new table's tabs in other templates (all other properties seem to be retained)
The second option that seems to work, is to save my entire document as a template. That seems to hold all the properties for graphics, tables, etc.
A bit kludgy, but those methods seem to do the trick.
Now, how do I get the default table properties back?
Gary

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