2018

Table Of Contents
BOXES, LINES, AND TABLES
A Guide to QuarkXPress 2018 | 125
L
inking table cells
W
hen cells are linked, text that is typed, imported, or pasted into a cell fills the first
text cell in the linked story, and then flows into each subsequent linked cell. As
with text in linked boxes, the Next Column character (enter on the numeric
keypad) is helpful for 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.
T
o 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.
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.
To unlink table cells, use the Unlinking tool to click the blunt end of the
arrow between linked cells.
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
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 Home and Table tabs of the
Measurements palette to specify line style, width, color, gap color, shades, and
opacities.
To format gridlines, first select them as follows:
1.
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 .
Choose an option from the Select submenu of the Table menu: Horizontal
Grids, Vertical Grids, Border, or All Grids.
Once the appropriate gridlines are selected, go to the Home or Table tab in the
2.
Measurements palette..