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Tables
Last updated 6/15/2014
Display the contents of an overset cell
❖ Do one of the following:
• Increase the size of the cell.
• Change the text formatting. To select the cell’s contents, click in the overset cell, press Esc, and then use the
Control panel to format the text.
Clip an image in a cell
If an image is too large for a cell, it extends beyond the cell borders. You can clip the parts of the image that extend
beyond the cell borders.
1 Place the insertion point in the cell you want to clip, or select the cell or cells you want to affect.
2 Choose Table > Cell Options > Text.
3 Select Clip Contents To Cell, and then click OK.
Change the cell writing direction
1 Place the text insertion point in the cell for which you want to change direction, or select the cell or cells you want
to affect.
2 Choose Table > Cell Options > Text.
3 Select the type direction in the cell from the Writing Direction menu and click OK.
You can also select the type direction from the Writing Direction pop-up menu in the Table panel, or you can select
Cell Direction Runs Against Story Direction in the Text section when creating a cell style.
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