User Guide

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User Guide
Note: When youuse theTabsruler to applyadecimaltab to acellorgroup of cells, youusually don’tneedtopress Tab
at the beginning of each paragraph to decimal-align the text in the cells. Paragraphs are automatically aligned on the
decimal character, unless the paragraph contains additional formatting, such as center alignment, that overrides the
decimal tab.
See also
“Tabs” on page 223
To change alignment of text within a cell
1 Using the Type tool , select the cell or cells you want to change.
2 Choose Table > Cell Options > Text.
3 Under Vertical Justification, select an Align setting: Top, Center, Bottom, or Justify. If you select Justify, specify the
Paragraph Spacing Limit, which sets the maximum amount of space to be added between paragraphs.
4 For First Baseline, select an option to determine how text is to be offset from the top of the cell.
5 Click OK.
Note: To change the horizontal alignment of text within a cell, use the alignment option in the Paragraph palette. To
align text in a cell to a decimal tab, use the Tabs palette to add a decimal tab setting.
See also
“To adjust space above or below paragraphs” on page 215
“Text alignment” on page 218
“Tabs” on page 223
To merge cells
You can combine two or more cells in the same row or column in a single cell. For example, you can merge the cells
in the top row of the table to create a single cell to be used for the table title.
1 Using the Type tool , select the cells you want to merge.
2 Choose Table > Merge Cells.
To unmerge cells, place the insertion point in the merged cell and choose Table > Unmerge Cells.
To split cells
You can split cells horizontally or vertically, which is especially useful when creating form tables. You can select
multiple cells and split them vertically or horizontally.
1 Place the insertion point in the cell you want to split, or select a row, column, or block of cells.
2 Choose Table > Split Cell Vertically or Split Cell Horizontally.