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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 cells 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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Table strokes and fills
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Combine tables
Create tables
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