Place Word table and apply defined formats in ID

Hi,
I have a Word file that contains text as well as tables. These tables are defined as table format in the Word file and I also have defined table formats in ID. Now I would like to place this Word file in ID and the table should automatically be formatted in ID according to my defined table formats. I know how this works with Excel files but I don't get it with the Word file. Any help is appreciated.
Thanks
Chantal

InDesign doesn't automatically format imported text, it just imports it as good as it can. It does not format text, nor tables.
Perhaps you were thinking of Table Styles? You can define as much as you like, but you have to apply them yourself, just like Paragraph Styles.

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