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The create table dialog provides options are provided to choose settings for the table you are creating, including the number of columns, their widths, number of rows, and whether or not you want a border around the cells of the table. To open this dialog, click Format, Tables, Create. Select Standard Table or Research Results Table and then click the Create New Table button. Use the Create Table dialog to select settings for your table as follows:
| 1 | Use the slider controls to select the number of columns and the number of rows. (Additional rows can be added later.) |
| 2 | Select one of the following options: |
| • | Equal Width: Nota Bene will automatically calculate the column widths so that all are equal. |
| • | Left Stub: The width of the left column can be set manually and Nota Bene will set equal widths for the remaining columns. |
| • | Right Stub: The width of the right column can be set manually and Nota Bene will set equal widths for the remaining columns. |
| • | Variable Widths: All column widths can be adjusted manually. |
| 3 | Click to check the Use Border check box if you want borders around the cells in your table or click to clear it if you do not. If you are creating a research results table, top and bottom borders will be set by default, but you can uncheck that option and check the option to create custom borders. |
| 4 | Use the 4 slider controls in the middle of the dialog to change any of the following settings: |
| • | Indent First Column: The default setting is for a table that begins at the left margin. Increase this setting if you want the the table to be indented. |
| • | Total Table Width: The default setting is the full width available on the page, after allowing for the margins. Reduce this setting if you want a smaller table, |
| • | Between Columns: The default setting is 0.2 inch between columns including gutters (the space between cell border and the text). |
| • | Outside Gutters: The default setting is .1 inch between the outside vertical edges of the table and the space where text may be entered. |
| 5 | The bottom third of the Create Tables dialog can be used to customize the widths of the columns. Click to clear the check box if you want the widths calculated for the text area only, not including the gutters. The active slider controls can be used to adjust the widths of columns. The grayed out controls provide information about calculated widths but cannot be adjusted. |
| • | If you selected Variable Width in step 4, controls for all columns will be active. |
| • | If you selected Equal Width in step 4, none of the controls will be active. |
| • | If you selected Left Stub in step 4, only the controls for the left column will be active. When you change the width of the left column, other columns widths will be recalculated so that they are equal. |
| • | If you selected Right Stub in step 4, only the controls for the right column will be active. When you change the width of the right column, other columns widths will be recalculated so that they are equal. |
| 6 | Click the Gutters button if you want to change the size of the margins inside the cells of the table. The Border Margins/Gutters dialog will appear on your screen. For more information, see Border Margins/Gutters dialog. |
| 7 | Click the Borders button if you want to change the borders. The Borders for Tables dialog will appear on your screen. For more information, see Borders for Tables. |
| 8 | Click the Styles button if you want to change the styles. This will allow you to select different fonts and other formatting for each column. The Column Styles dialog will appear on your screen. For more information, see Column Styles Dialog. |
| 9 | Once you have made all of the changes that you want, click OK. The table will be inserted in your document at the point of the cursor. |
Once the table has been created, the Edit Actions tab will be active and can be used to add additional rows and make other changes to the table.
See also:
Tables
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