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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.You'll see this on Windows computers.
And this on the Macs:
Choose the number of rows and columns at the top. Ignore the rest!
Close the Table 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
To add a row or column
From the menu, choose Insert, Table, Row, Column, or Cell.To change other options
Choose Format, Table Properties (Table Info on the Mac) from the menu.Here are some of the options you have:
Under the Table Tab
Border Line Width 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.Alignment Change the alignment of the table to left, center, or right.
Pixel 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).
Table Width 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.
Table Background 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 Color Changes the background color of a cell or row.The same options can be changed under the Row Tab.
Delete the Table, or some Rows or Columns
From the menu, choose Edit, Delete Table.
Windows: Right click on the table and choose Delete.
© 2000 Instructions created by Janine Lim for Berrien County Intermediate School District and shared with AVLN by permission.
