Operation Manual

• Insert Row, Insert Column, Delete Row, Delete Column – select a row or column and
use these four tools to insert or delete rows and columns into or from your table. Rows and
columns are inserted/deleted below and to the right of the selected cell. You can also
select, insert, or delete rows and columns by right-clicking a cell and using the context
menu that opens.
• Select Table, Select Column, Select Row – Use these tools to select a table, column, or
row if you want to perform the same change to attributes for a table, column, or row.
• Table Design – opens the Table Design dialog (Figure 222) where you can select a table
style and display options.
Figure 222: Table Design dialog
• Table Properties – opens the Format Cells dialog (Figure 223), which contains the
following tabbed pages. You can also open this dialog by right-clicking on the table and
selecting Table from the context menu.
– Font – use to select the desired font type and family, style (Italic, Bold, etc.), size, and
language. A sample of the font is displayed in the lower part of the dialog.
– Font Effects – use to apply effects to the text: font color; relief; overlining;
strikethrough; underlining; and emphasis mark.
– Borders – use to set borders and border properties not available when using the
Borders tool on the Table toolbar; line arrangement (default or user defined); line
(style, width, and color); and spacing to contents (cell margins).
– Background – changes the background of the selected cells and provides the same
functions as the Area Style/Filling tool on the Table toolbar.
– Reset – clicking this button resets the table back to default values.
Position and size
On a drawing, you can change position and size of a text box that contains a table. However, the
text box containing a table cannot be rotated. See “Using text boxes” on page 168 for more
information.
Deleting tables
1) Click and drag over the table to select it or select the table then click on the text box border
around the table.
2) Press the Delete key.
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