Operation Manual

Figure 219: Table toolbar and table tools
Modifying tables
Once the table is added to your drawing, you can control its appearance, size, position, and so on
using a combination of the tools on the Table toolbar (Figure 219) and the Format Cells dialog
(Figure 223).
The Table toolbar is only active when a table has been selected. If the Table toolbar does not
display when you select a table, go to View > Toolbars > Table. The default setting in LibreOffice
is to append the Table toolbar to the Drawing toolbar. However, the Table toolbar can be detached
from the Drawing toolbar, creating a floating toolbar.
The Table toolbar contains the majority of the tools you need to manipulate a table. These tools are
shown in Figure 219 and described below.
• Table – creates a new table in a drawing. Opens the Insert Table dialog (Figure 218) where
you can select the required number of rows and columns.
Alternatively, click on the small triangle next to the Table icon to open a graphic
representation for creating a table (Figure 220). To use this tool, move the mouse to the
right and down in the grid until you have the columns and rows you require and click the left
mouse button. Clicking on the More button opens the Insert Table dialog.
• Line Style – changes the line style of the borders of selected cells. Opens a new dialog
where you can choose from a range of predefined styles.
• Line color (of the border) – opens a color selection dialog where you can choose the
color of the borders around selected cells.
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