User Guide

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User Guide
To add text to a table
❖ Using the Type tool , do one of the following:
• Place the insertion point in a cell, and type text. Press Enter or Return to create a new paragraph in the same cell.
Press Tab to move the insertion point to the next cell, or Shift+Tab to move the insertion point to the previous cell.
• Cut or copy text, place the insertion point in the table, and then choose Edit > Paste.
• Position the insertion point where you want to add text, choose File > Place, and then double-click a text file.You
can add text and other tables to table cells. To add text, type, paste, or place it. The height of a table row expands
to accommodate additional lines of text, unless you set a fixed row height. To add graphics and inline frames to a
table, use InDesign.
You can add text and other tables to table cells. The height of a table row expands to accommodate additional lines
of text, unless you set a fixed row height. To add graphics and inline frames to a table, use InDesign. You cannot add
footnotes to tables.
See also
“Importing graphics” on page 108
To change the alignment of a table within a frame
A table assumes the width of the paragraph or table cell in which it is created. However, you can change the size of
the table so that it is wider or narrower than the frame in which it resides. In such a case, you can decide where you
want the table to be aligned within the frame.
1 Place the insertion point to the right or left of the table. Make sure that the text insertion point is placed on the
table paragraph and not inside the table. The insertion point becomes as tall as the table in the frame.
2 Click an alignment button (such as Center) in the Paragraph palette.
To create a table from existing text
Before you convert text to a table, make sure that you set up the text properly.
1 To prepare the text for conversion, insert tabs, commas, paragraph returns, or another character to separate
columns. Insert tabs, commas, paragraph returns, or another character to separate rows.
2 Choose View > Layout View.
3 Using the Type tool , select the text you want to convert to a table.
4 Choose Table > Convert Text to Table.
5 For both Column Separator and Row Separator, do one of the following:
• Choose Tab, Comma, or Paragraph.
• Type the character, such a semicolon (;) in the Column Separator and Row Separator field. (Any character you
type appears in the menu the next time you create a table from text.)
6 If you specify the same separator for columns and rows, indicate the number of columns you want the table to
include.
7 Click OK.
If any row has fewer items than the number of columns in a table, empty cells fill out the row.