[Docs] Add section for assigning colors to terms (#199241)

## Summary

Added a section with instructions for assigning colors to terms in a
table. The technical preview warning will be removed in GA.

Rel: https://github.com/elastic/kibana/pull/189895
Closes: [#559](https://github.com/elastic/platform-docs-team/issues/559)

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Co-authored-by: florent-leborgne <florent.leborgne@elastic.co>
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* *Text alignment* &mdash; Aligns the values in the cell to the *Left*, *Center*, or *Right*.
* *Color by value* &mdash; Applies color to the cell or text values. To change the color, click the *Edit colors* icon.
* *Hide column* &mdash; Hides the column for the field.
* *Directly filter on click* &mdash; Turns column values into clickable links that allow you to filter or drill down into the data.
* *Summary row* &mdash; Adds a row that displays the summary value. When specified, allows you to enter a *Summary label*.
* *Color by value* &mdash; Applies color to the cell or text values. To change the color, click *Edit*.
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[[assign-colors-to-terms]]
===== Assign colors to terms
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For term-based metrics, assign a color to each term with color mapping.
. Create a custom table.
. In the layer pane, select a *Rows* or *Metrics* field.
. In the *Color by value* option, select *Cell* or *Text*.
. Click the *Edit colors* icon.
. Toggle the button to use the Color Mapping feature.
. Select a color palette and mode.
. Click *Add assignment* to assign a color to a specific term, or click *Add all unassigned terms* to assign colors to all terms. Assigning colors to dates is unsupported.
. Configure color assignments. You can also select whether unassigned terms should be mapped to the selected color palette or a single color.
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