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Chapter 9: Tables
Creating tables in InCopy
About tables in InCopy
With InCopy,you cancreate, edit,and format tables.Atableconsistsofrowsand columnsof cells. A cell is like a text
frameinwhich youcan addtextorother tables.Toformatthe table, youcan change rowheightand column width,
apply alternating colors to rows or columns, rotate text, and merge and split cells.
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Table options
A. Rotated text in a merged table cell B. Alternate shaded rows
The default height of a row is equivalent to the slug of the current text attributes at the insertion point. (In this
context, a slug is the approximate height of the highlighting in selected text.)
Tables flow with surrounding text just as inline graphics do. For example, a table moves through threaded frames
when the text above it changes in point size, or when text is added or deleted.
To create, edit andformattables, usethe commandsonthe Tablemenu, or choose Window >Type&Tables >Table
to display the Table palette.
Important: You can only create and edit tables and table cells in Layout view. In Galley and Story views, the table
character appears indicating where the table is located within the text. The table character is drawn in the galley text
color.