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controlling text flow in linked cells. In addition to linking table cells to each other, you
can link cells to and from text boxes and text paths.
• To link all the cells in a table, check Link Cells in the Table Properties dialog box when
you create the table.
• To link selected cells in a table, choose Table > Link Text Cells. All but the first cell in
the selection must be empty.
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To manually link table cells, use the Linking tool . As with linking text boxes, click to
select the starting cell and then click the next cell you want to add. To redirect existing
links, Shift+click with the Linking tool.
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To unlink table cells, use the Unlinking tool to click the blunt end of the arrow
between linked cells.
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To link table cells to text boxes or text paths, use the Linking tool .
If you combine linked text cells (Table > Combine Cells), the combined cells are removed
from the text chain; the remaining links are unaffected. If a combined cell is split (Table
> Split Cell), the links are maintained and text flows according to the specified Link Order.
Formatting tables
On Windows, as with other items in QuarkXPress, tables have their own version of the
Modify dialog box (Item menu) for formatting table attributes. The panes available in the
Modify dialog box depend on what is selected — for example, you can select the entire
table with the Item tool ; select individual cells or groups of cells with the Text Content
tool ; or select specific gridlines, picture cells, or text cells. Options in the Measurements
palette and Colors palette reflect table selections as well, allowing you to make some
adjustments.
On Mac OS X, the Table tab in the Measurements palette is available when a content tool
is selected, otherwise the options are available in the Home tab.
Formatting gridlines
Gridlines are the horizontal lines between rows and the vertical lines between columns.
When gridlines are selected, you can use the Grids tab of the Modify dialog box (Windows)
or the Home/Classic tab of the Measurements palette to specify line style, width, color,
gap color, shades, and opacities.
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To format gridlines, first select them as follows:
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For an individual gridline, click the gridline with the Text Content tool .
• For multiple gridlines, Shift+click each gridline.
• For the entire table, all horizontal gridlines, or all vertical gridlines, select the table with
the Item tool . Then you can specify a selection in the Modify dialog box.
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