Writer Guide

Figure 270: Inserting a new table using the Insert Table
dialog box
Here you can specify the properties for the new table.
Under Name , you can enter a different name than the OOo-generated
default for the table. This might come in handy when using the
Navigator to quickly jump to a table.
Under Size , specify the initial number of columns and rows for the new
table. You can change the size of the table later, if necessary.
Under Options , set up the initial table characteristics. Selecting the
options in this section of the dialog produces the following results:
• Heading — Defines the first row(s) in the table as headings. The
default Table Heading paragraph style is applied to the heading
rows and thus makes the text centered, bold, and italic. You can
edit the OOo-predefined Table Heading paragraph style in the
Styles and Formatting window to change these default settings.
When splitting a table into two tables, the Heading row(s) are
copied in the second table.
• Repeat heading — Repeats the heading row(s) of the table at the
top of subsequent pages if the table spans more than one page.
The first ... rows —Specifies the number of rows to be repeated.
Default is 1.
• Don’t split table — Prevents the table from spanning more than
one page. This can be useful if the table starts near the end of a
page, and would look better if it were completely located on the
following page. If the table becomes longer than would fit on one
page, you will need to either deselect this option or manually split
the table.
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