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• To select all the text over several rows or columns, drag along an edge of the table.
• To select text in nonadjacent rows or columns, Shift+click the specific rows or columns.
• To select text in various rows and columns, use the options in the Select submenu of the
Table menu. Options include Cell, Row, Odd Rows, Even Rows, Column, Odd Columns,
Even Columns, All Cells, Header Rows, Footer Rows, and Body Rows. The Select
commands in the Table menu are helpful for applying different formatting to alternating
rows or columns.
Linking table cells
When 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.
• 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
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.
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 to specify
line style, width, color, gap color, shades, and opacities.
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