Editing table cell properties
In addition to setting properties at the table-level, you can also set properties for individual cells. These properties include:
- horizontal and vertical alignment of cell content.
- cell height and width.
- text wrapping.
- cell background color and cell border color.
A table in edit view. The Edit Item icon (paper and pencil) below the table opens the Table Layout
Properties tool; the three Edit Item icons in the header access the table headings; the six remaining icons
open the Edit Cell Properties tool
To edit table cell properties:
- Click the Edit Item button on the toolbar.
- Click the Edit Cell icon in the lower right-hand corner of the cell you want to edit:
- Set horizontal alignment and/or vertical alignment for content in the cell.
- Specify height and width of the cell (width settings are applied to the entire row; height settings are applied to the entire column).
- Click the No Wrap button if you do not want text content in the cell to wrap.
- Specify a background color and border color for the cell (with the Color Picker) and then choose one of the following options:
- Apply settings to the current cell only.
- Apply settings to entire row of the selected cell.
- Apply settings to entire column of the selected cell.
- Apply settings to all cells in the table.
- Click Done.
