Tabular Tables

A simple table can be created in Nota Bene by using tabs. The table can have as many columns as you want and each column can be be left-aligned, right-aligned or centered. In addition, a column of numbers can be decimal-aligned. In creating a table, you will want to change the tabs for the table and then, after the table, return to the tab settings that were previously in place. A general overview of the process involved is given below. Please read all five steps in the general overview before proceeding.

1	First, determine how many columns you want in your table and whether the text in the columns will be left-aligned, right-aligned, centered or decimal-aligned. A decimal tab will align numbers with the decimal point.

2	Remove existing tabs and set new tabs corresponding to the columns in your table. Tabs can be set using the menus, the action line or the ruler. See Tabs - menu or Tabs - commands or Tabs - ruler.

3	Type in the text that you want to appear in your table, using the Tab button to move from one column to the next and the Enter button to move to the next row.

4	After your table is complete, you will probably want to return to your original tab settings.This can be done by resetting the tabs, just as in step 2. Two easy ways to reset the tabs are as follows:

•	If you were using the default tab settings before the table, click Format, Tabs. On the Tab Settings dialog, click Set Multiple Tabs and then Set to Default. Click OK.

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Prior to step 2 above, press Space Bar 5 or 6 times to enter a few spaces. Define the spaces that you just entered.Then proceed with step 2. Because a block is defined, the command given in step 2 will apply only to the defined block. In other words, the command to set the new tabs will be inserted in the document at the beginning of the block and the command to return to the tab setting that were previously in effect will be inserted at the end of the block.

In general, you will want to make sure that any text that you type in the table is typed after the command to change the tabs to the settings you chose for your table and before the command to return to the original settings. Any text that you type after the table should be typed after the command to return to the original tab settings. This should be easy to do by noticing the tab settings displayed on your ruler and moving the cursor to the desired position. If you have any doubt, switch to Show Codes View to check on the position of your cursor with respect to the TS (tab settings) commands. A tab settings command begins with «TS and ends with ». Following the TS and before the closing double-angled bracket, is a list of the tab settings.