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content to tables much as you add content to boxes — by typing text, importing
text, or importing pictures.
Converting text cells to picture cells is the same as converting a text box to a
picture box. Select all the cells you want to convert and choose Item >
Content > Picture.
Editing table text
Two important things to know about editing text within tables are how to
navigate between cells and how to select text for formatting. As always when
working with text, you must first select the Text Content tool .
Navigating through a table works as follows:
Click in a cell in which you want to enter or import text.
Press Tab to move to the next cell.
Press Shift+Tab to go back to the previous cell.
Press the arrow keys to move through the text in a cell, and to move from cell
to cell.
To enter a tab character in a text cell, press Control+Tab. To enter a right-
indent tab, press Option+Tab/Control+Shift+Tab. If you need to align
numbers within a table on the decimal point or other character, you can
insert tabs in each table cell and then specify the appropriate Align On tab
stops (Style > Tabs).
Selecting text in rows and columns works as follows:
To select all the text in a row, click outside the right or left edge of the table.
To select all the text in a column, click outside the top or bottom edge of the
table.
To select all the text over several rows or columns, drag along an edge of the
table.
To select text in non-adjacent 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.