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Tables
Tables are great for changing the layout of your page and presenting information. They can give you more control over where things are placed on the page. Tables are also the way to place graphics where you want on the page. However, sometimes they can be very difficult to setup.
Add a Table
Click on the table button
or Insert, Table.
Choose the number of rows and columns
Close the Object Editor box.Adding Text and Graphics to the Table
Type text in the table as normal.
To add a graphic, click in the table, then add the graphic as described before.
To add text or graphics already on the page, select the text or graphics and drag it until you see the blinking cursor in the cell where you want the text or graphics placed.
NOTE: the cell will take the amount of space of the text (or returns) within it.Edit the Table
Click inside the table
Click on the object editor.
Here are some of the options you have:
Under the Table Tab
Add Row, Column Adds AFTER the cursor
Remove Row, Column Removes the currently selected row/columnWidth and Height Allows you to change the relative or fixed width of the table. I usually leave the height as it is and change the width to 80-90 percent.
Note: Be careful with using pixels to define the width of the table. The lower end browser and screen can only view about 600 pixels across. If you want to set it to a specific width, I'd suggest 500 or less. Percent is a better way to define the width and height because it will adapt to the size of the browser screen.
Spacing and Padding Changes the space between the lines of the table and the text. If I have text in a table, I always set these to 5. (This is measured in pixels).
Border Lets you change the lines around the table. 0 will make it invisible (I use this to help layout). The greater the number the thicker the line.
Table Color: This will change the background color of a table.
Under the Cells Tab
Width and Height I usually leave this alone.
Horizontal Align Changes the horizontal alignment of the text (left, middle, right)
Vertical Align Changes the vertical alignment of the text (top, middle, bottom)
Cell and Row Color Changes the background color of a cell or row.
Other Editing Features
You can change the width and height of columns and rows by moving the mouse over the table dividers till they change to a double arrow. Click and drag in the direction you want. (This is setting pixel sizes).To Change the Alignment of the Whole Table
Click in the center of the table (or on the very edge) to select the whole table.
The select object box will appear around the table.
Use the same alignment buttons you used for text and graphics.
© 2000 Instructions created by Janine Lim for Berrien County Intermediate School District and shared with AVLN by permission.
