Applying Custom Table Styles

Posting here to insure that I find the answer through Google in
relatively short order. g More seriously, I have been googling, and
just can't seem to find the right incantation for this.

I seem to grasp the general concept of creating a new style for tables.
What's perplexing is, once I do so, I can't seem to find a way to
actually *apply* that style to a table. This is in Word 2007.

I think the Quick Style Gallery is supposed to have a Custom section,
right? Not here. At least not always. Is there some way to toggle
this thing on and off?

I can tell the styles have been created, because I can select them from
the Based On dropdown when creating yet more styles.

Thanks... Karl

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