Tables are an important, visual way to display information in a document. These new (and old) tables features give you multiple ways to organize and present information for your readers.
New tooltip menu allows you to quickly add, move, pin and sort columns and rows
- Hover your mouse over the top of a column (do not click) for the column tool tip menu.
- Hover your mouse to the left of the table (do not click) for the row tool tip menu. Hint: If the row menu does not appear, move the left border of your table to the right a bit.
- Add a column - adds a column to the right
- Add a row - adds a row below
- Move a column - click on the 6 dot icon to drag the selected column to the right or left
- Move a row - click on the 6 dot icon to drag the selected row up or down
- Pin a row - click on the pin icon to pin header row(s) to the top before sorting. When rows are pinned, they will repeat on each page the table appears on making it easier to navigate a table that appears on more than one page.
- Sort column - click on the sort icon and select ascending or descending to sort the table. Rows that are pinned will remain at the top.
There is also a new, more full featured Table Properties sidebar you can use to make your table more visually appealing.
Format > Table > Table properties (or Control click > Table Properties)
Here you can edit:
Row properties
- Set a minimum row height
- Pin header rows
- New! Allow a row to overflow across pages or designate that a row should not be split across pages
Column properties
- Set a column width
Alignment Properties
- Cell vertical alignment
- Table alignment
- Left indent
- Cell padding
Color properties
- Table border color and width
- Cell background color
Don't forget the tools in the popup contextual menu!
Select the row(s) or column(s) you want to take action on and Control click (right click) to access the contextual menu.
Here you can:
- Insert or delete multiple rows and/or columns
- Distribute rows and/or columns
- Merge cells
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