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menu (such as Odd Rows). Then, choose Table > Delete > Row or Table > Delete >
Column.
If Maintain Geometry is checked in the Table menu and you delete a column or row,
existing columns or rows increase in size to fill the space of the deleted columns or rows.
If Maintain Geometry is unchecked, the table becomes smaller as necessary.
Combining cells
To combine cells, Shift+click a rectangular selection of cells with the Text Content tool
. Choose Table > Combine Cells. To revert combined cells to match the surrounding
table, select the combined cells and then choose Table > Split Cells.
If you combine unlinked cells containing text or pictures, the content of the upper-left
cell in the selection is maintained for the combined cell.
Manually resizing tables, rows, and columns
As with other items in QuarkXPress, you can drag to resize rows, columns, and tables. To
resize a row or column, click a gridline to display the resize pointer. Drag the pointer up
or down to resize a row and left or right to resize a column. To resize an entire table, press
one of the following keyboard commands while you drag a resize handle.
Windows commandMac OS X commandEffect on table
CtrlCommandTable and contents resized
ShiftShiftTable (but not contents) resized
proportionally
Ctrl+ShiftCommand+ShiftTable and contents resized
proportionally
Converting tables back to text
If you need to export the current data from a table — for example, to save the data as a
Word file — you can convert the information to text. To do so, select the table and then
choose Table > Convert Table > To Text.
Working with tables and groups
For flexibility, you can group tables to other items using the Group command (Item menu).
In addition, you can disassemble a table by converting its cells to a series of grouped text
boxes, picture boxes, or both. This method lets you separate elements of a table and use
those elements elsewhere in a layout. To do this, select a table and choose Table > Convert
Table > To Group. To work with the individual boxes, choose Item > Ungroup.
Continuing tables in other locations
Because tables do not always fit on one page or spread — or within the space allotted in
a design — tables can be automatically continued to other locations anywhere in a layout.
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