Adding Tables to your page

 Updated 30 May 2006. Always check the website for the latest version of this page.


Step 1 : Insert Table

Click in the template box where you want the table to appear.
Click on Insert Table in the toolbar.
A small window opens showing a grid.
To determine the number of rows and columns in your table:
Either
Move the cursor over the grid until you have highlighted the number of rows and columns you want.
And click the mouse button to insert it into the template.
Or
Click on the Table Wizard below the grid.
Click on the Table Design tab, increase or decrease the number of rows and columns, then Insert.

Please note - you can change the number of rows and columns later by right-clicking in the table and choosing one of the options available.

Step 2 : Resize the Table

Either
Click on the table border to select the table.
Eight small squares will appear around then table.
Click and drag any of these squares to resize the table.
Or
Right-click on the table, and choose Set Table Properties.
Under Dimensions, enter figures for the wdith and height of the table.
The figures can be either pixels e.g. 300px, or a percentage e.g. 50%.
Update to apply to the table.

Step 3 : Enter text (or other content)

Decide where the text will start to appear in each cell.
Right-click in your table and choose Set Cell Properties.
Under Content Alignment, us the drop-down list to select where you want text etc. to start appearing e.g. Top Left.
Update to apply that setting to the table cell.
Repeat for each cell in your table.

Decide how close to the border you want the text to appear.
Rigth-click in your table and choose Set Table Properties.
Under Layout change the figure in Cell Padding to increase or decrease the space between text etc. and the border.

Enter text.
The table will automatically resize to accomodate it.

Step 4 : More options to complete your table

In Table Properties
Layout
Background : sets the background colour of the table
Alignment : aligns the table to the left, right or centre or the page
Cell spacing : increases or decreases the space between the cell borders
Border
Size : increases or decreases the width of the table border
Color : choose a colour for the border from the drop-down list
Frame : choose from the drop-down list to limit where the border appears around the table
Rules : choose from the drop-down list where the border appears between the cells in the table

In Cell Properties
Background : sets the colour of each cell
Dimensions : enter figures to fix the size of a cell in either pixels e.g. 50px, or as a percentage of the table e.g. 25%
No wrapping : ticking this box forces the cell to accomodate your text on one line, instead of dropping onto the next line when it reaches the border

Show/Hide Border
You can remove the border from your table to improve the display.
Either right-click on the table and select Show/Hide Border.
Or use the Toggle Table Borders option in the toolbar.