Writer Guide

Name Description
Split Cells Opens the Split Cell dialog box where you can define how
to split a cell. Refer to Merging and splitting cells on page
307 for an example of using this button.
Optimize Opens the a drop down menu with four options you can use
to let OOo optimize the distribution of the columns or rows
or optimize the row height or column width.
Top Press this button to align the contents of the selected cells
to the top of the cell.
Center
(vertical)
Press this button to align the contents of the selected cells
to the vertical center of the cell.
Bottom Press this button to align the contents of the selected cells
to the bottom of the cell.
Insert Row Inserts a row below the selected row.
Insert
Column
Inserts a column after the selected column.
Delete Row Deletes the selected row(s) from the table.
Delete
Column
Deletes the selected column(s) from the table.
Select
Table
Selects the entire table.
Select
Column
Selects the column in which the cursor is positioned.
Select Row Selects the row in which the cursor is positioned.
AutoFormat Opens the AutoFormat dialog box where you can select
among several predefined formatting sets. Each set is
characterized by its own fonts, shading, and borders styles.
You can also select AutoFormat from the Insert Table
dialog box.
Table
Properties
Opens the Table Format dialog box where you can control
all the properties of the table—for example: name,
alignment, spacing, column width, borders, and
background.
Sort Opens the Sort dialog box where you can specify the sort
criteria for the selected cells.
Sum Activates the sum function. Refer to “Using spreadsheet
functions in a table” on page 316 for an example of using
this function.
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