Formatting a Table

You can adjust the width, height, padding, and spacing of table cells, rows, and columns.

To resize a table:

1. Select the table.

   Selection handles appear on the table.

   
   
   

2. Do one of the following:
   • To resize the table horizontally, drag the selection handle on the right.
   • To resize the table vertically, drag the selection handle on the bottom.
   • To resize the table in both dimensions, drag the selection handle at the lower-right corner.

To change a column's width and keep the overall table width:

• Drag the right border of the column you want to change.

  The width of the adjacent column also changes, so you actually resize two columns. Visual feedback shows you how the columns will adjust; the overall table width does not change.

  
  
  

  NOTE: In tables with percentage-based widths (not pixels), if you drag the right border of the rightmost column, the whole table's width changes, and all of the columns grow wider or narrow proportionately.

To change a column's width and maintain the size of the other columns:

• Hold the Shift key, then drag the column's border.

  The width of one column changes. Visual feedback shows you how the columns will adjust; the overall table width changes to accommodate the column you are resizing.

  
  
  

To change a row's height visually:

• Drag the lower border of the row.

To set a column's width or a row's height using the Property inspector:

1. Select the column or row.
2. In the Property inspector (Window > Properties), enter a value in the W text field for the column's width or in the H text field for the row's height.

   You can specify widths and heights as either pixels or percentages, and you can convert from pixels to percentages and back.

3. Press Tab or Enter (Windows) or Return (Macintosh) to apply the value.