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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 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.
• Choose an option from the Select submenu of the Table menu: Horizontal Grids,
Vertical Grids, Border, or All Grids.
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Once the appropriate gridlines are selected, on Windows, choose Item > Modify, and
then click the Grid tab.
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