1*cdf0e10cSrcweir<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><helpdocument version="1.0"> 2*cdf0e10cSrcweir<!--*********************************************************************** 3*cdf0e10cSrcweir * 4*cdf0e10cSrcweir * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER. 5*cdf0e10cSrcweir * 6*cdf0e10cSrcweir * Copyright 2000, 2010 Oracle and/or its affiliates. 7*cdf0e10cSrcweir * 8*cdf0e10cSrcweir * OpenOffice.org - a multi-platform office productivity suite 9*cdf0e10cSrcweir * 10*cdf0e10cSrcweir * This file is part of OpenOffice.org. 11*cdf0e10cSrcweir * 12*cdf0e10cSrcweir * OpenOffice.org is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify 13*cdf0e10cSrcweir * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 3 14*cdf0e10cSrcweir * only, as published by the Free Software Foundation. 15*cdf0e10cSrcweir * 16*cdf0e10cSrcweir * OpenOffice.org is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, 17*cdf0e10cSrcweir * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of 18*cdf0e10cSrcweir * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. 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If not, see 24*cdf0e10cSrcweir * <http://www.openoffice.org/license.html> 25*cdf0e10cSrcweir * for a copy of the LGPLv3 License. 26*cdf0e10cSrcweir * 27*cdf0e10cSrcweir ************************************************************************ --> 28*cdf0e10cSrcweir 29*cdf0e10cSrcweir<meta> 30*cdf0e10cSrcweir<topic id="textswriterguidetable_sizingxml" indexer="include"> 31*cdf0e10cSrcweir<title xml-lang="en-US" id="tit">Resizing Rows and Columns in a Text Table </title> 32*cdf0e10cSrcweir<filename>text/swriter/guide/table_sizing.xhp</filename> 33*cdf0e10cSrcweir</topic> 34*cdf0e10cSrcweir</meta> 35*cdf0e10cSrcweir<body> 36*cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3156108"> 37*cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>cells; enlarging and reducing in text tables</bookmark_value> 38*cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>table cells; enlarging/reducing in text</bookmark_value> 39*cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>keyboard; resizing rows/columns</bookmark_value> 40*cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>resizing;rows and columns in text tables</bookmark_value> 41*cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>enlarging columns,cells and table rows</bookmark_value> 42*cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>reducing rows and columns in text tables</bookmark_value> 43*cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>tables; resizing/juxtaposing</bookmark_value> 44*cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>juxtaposing tables</bookmark_value> 45*cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>heights of table rows</bookmark_value> 46*cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>widths of table columns</bookmark_value> 47*cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>rows;resizing in tables</bookmark_value> 48*cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>columns;resizing in tables</bookmark_value> 49*cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>column widths in tables</bookmark_value> 50*cdf0e10cSrcweir</bookmark><comment>mw deleted "text tables;enlarging cells", "tables;changing the size", "tables;arranging" and "arranging;tables". MW changed "tables;sizing" and "table cells;". MW added "reducing rows and columns in text tables"</comment><comment>MW changed "tables;" and added "juxtaposing tables"</comment><comment>MW added 5 index entries wrt column widths and row heights</comment> 51*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph id="hd_id3156108" role="heading" xml-lang="en-US" level="1"><variable id="table_sizing"><link href="text/swriter/guide/table_sizing.xhp" name="Resizing Rows and Columns in a Text Table">Resizing Rows and Columns in a Text Table</link></variable></paragraph> 52*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph id="par_id3153140" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">You can resize the width of table cells and columns, as well as change the height of table rows.</paragraph> 53*cdf0e10cSrcweir<table id="tbl_id3149640"> 54*cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablerow> 55*cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablecell> 56*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph id="par_id3149615" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US"> 57*cdf0e10cSrcweir<image id="img_id3149622" src="res/commandimagelist/sc_optimizetable.png" width="0.1665in" height="0.1665in"><alt xml-lang="en-US" id="alt_id3149622">Icon</alt> 58*cdf0e10cSrcweir </image></paragraph> 59*cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablecell> 60*cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablecell> 61*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph id="par_id3146497" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">You can also distribute rows and columns evenly using the icons on the <item type="menuitem">Optimize</item> toolbar on the <item type="menuitem">Table</item> Bar.</paragraph> 62*cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablecell> 63*cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablerow> 64*cdf0e10cSrcweir</table> 65*cdf0e10cSrcweir 66*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph id="hd_id3145109" role="heading" xml-lang="en-US" level="2">Changing the Width of Columns and Cells</paragraph> 67*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph id="hd_id3149574" role="heading" xml-lang="en-US" level="3">To Change the Width of a Column</paragraph> 68*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph id="par_id3149587" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">Do one of the following:</paragraph> 69*cdf0e10cSrcweir<list type="unordered"> 70*cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem> 71*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph id="par_id3156246" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">Rest the mouse pointer over the column dividing line until the pointer becomes a separator icon, and then drag the line to a new location.</paragraph> 72*cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem> 73*cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem> 74*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph id="par_id3145390" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">Rest the mouse pointer over the column dividing line on the ruler until the pointer becomes a separator icon, and then drag the line to a new location.</paragraph> 75*cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem> 76*cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem> 77*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph id="par_id0918200811260957" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">Hold down <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">Command 78*cdf0e10cSrcweir</caseinline><defaultinline>Ctrl</defaultinline></switchinline> and then click and drag a line to scale all cells right or above the line proportionally.</paragraph> 79*cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem> 80*cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem> 81*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph id="par_id3145411" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">Place the cursor in a cell in the column, hold down the <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">Option 82*cdf0e10cSrcweir</caseinline><defaultinline>Alt</defaultinline></switchinline> key, and then press the left or the right arrow key.</paragraph> 83*cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem> 84*cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem> 85*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph id="par_id3153364" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">To increase the distance from the left edge of the page to the edge of the table, hold down <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">Option 86*cdf0e10cSrcweir</caseinline><defaultinline>Alt</defaultinline></switchinline>+Shift, and then press the right arrow key.</paragraph> 87*cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem></list> 88*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph id="par_id3155891" role="note" xml-lang="en-US">You can specify the behavior for the arrow keys by choosing <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC"><emph>%PRODUCTNAME - Preferences</emph> 89*cdf0e10cSrcweir</caseinline><defaultinline><emph>Tools - Options</emph></defaultinline></switchinline><emph> - </emph><emph>%PRODUCTNAME Writer - Table</emph>, and selecting the options that you want in the <emph>Keyboard handling</emph> area.</paragraph> 90*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph id="hd_id3149993" role="heading" xml-lang="en-US" level="3">To Change the Width of a Cell</paragraph> 91*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph id="par_id3148676" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">Hold down <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">Option+Command 92*cdf0e10cSrcweir</caseinline><defaultinline>Alt+Ctrl</defaultinline></switchinline>, and then press the left or the right arrow key</paragraph> 93*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph id="hd_id3153014" role="heading" xml-lang="en-US" level="2">Changing the Height of a Row</paragraph> 94*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph id="par_id3153035" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">To change the height of a row, place the cursor in a cell in the row, hold down the <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">Option 95*cdf0e10cSrcweir</caseinline><defaultinline>Alt</defaultinline></switchinline> key, and then press the up or the down arrow key.</paragraph> 96*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph id="hd_id8478041" role="heading" xml-lang="en-US" level="2">Resizing a Whole Table</paragraph> 97*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph id="par_id3358867" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">To change the width and height of a table, do one of the following:</paragraph> 98*cdf0e10cSrcweir<list type="unordered"> 99*cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem> 100*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph id="par_id5366679" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">Click inside the table. In the rulers, drag the border between the white and the gray area to resize the table.</paragraph> 101*cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem> 102*cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem> 103*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph id="par_id1279030" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">Click inside the table. Choose <item type="menuitem">Table - Table Properties</item> to open a dialog and set the properties to the numbers.</paragraph> 104*cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem></list> 105*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph id="par_id5009308" role="tip" xml-lang="en-US">To wrap text to the sides of a table, and to arrange two tables next to another, you must insert the tables into a frame. Click inside the table, press <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">Command 106*cdf0e10cSrcweir</caseinline><defaultinline>Ctrl</defaultinline></switchinline>+A twice to select the whole table, then choose <emph>Insert - Frame</emph>.</paragraph> 107*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph id="par_id4190496" role="note" xml-lang="en-US">Tables within HTML pages do not offer the full range of properties and commands as tables in OpenDocument format.</paragraph><embed href="text/shared/00/00000004.xhp#related"/><embed href="text/swriter/guide/tablemode.xhp#tablemode"/><embed href="text/swriter/guide/table_cells.xhp#table_cells"/><embed href="text/swriter/guide/table_cellmerge.xhp#table_cellmerge"/><embed href="text/swriter/guide/ruler.xhp#ruler"/> 108*cdf0e10cSrcweir</body> 109*cdf0e10cSrcweir</helpdocument>
