Table

Shows commands to insert, edit and delete a table and its elements inside a text document.

Insert

Opens a submenu with the following command options:

Rows Above

Insert a row above the row where the cursor is currently placed.

Rows Below

Insert a row below the row where the cursor is currently placed.

Columns Before

Inserts a column before the column where the cursor is currently placed.

Columns After

Inserts a column after the column where the cursor is currently placed.

Columns

Opens dialogue box for inserting columns.

Delete

Opens a submenu with the following command options:

Rows

Deletes the selected rows.

Columns

Deletes the selected columns.

Table

Deletes the current table.

Select

Opens a submenu with the following command options:

Cell

Selects the current cell.

Row

Selects the current row.

Column

Selects the current column.

Table

Selects the current table.

Size

Opens a submenu with the following command options:

Row Height

Opens the Row Height dialogue box in which you can change the height of a row.

Minimise Row Height

Set the row height to the smallest possible for the content in each selected row.

Optimal Row Height

Automatically adjusts row heights to match the contents of the cells. This is the default setting for new tables.

Distribute Rows Evenly

Adjusts the height of the selected rows to match the height of the tallest row in the selection.

Column Width

Opens the Column Width dialogue box in which you can change the width of a column.

Minimise Column Width

Set column width to the smallest possible for the content in each selected column.

Automatically adjusts column widths to match the contents of the cells. Changing the width of a column does not affect the width of the other columns in the table. The width of the table cannot exceed the page width.

Distribute Columns Evenly

Adjusts the width of the selected columns to match the width of the widest column in the selection. The total width of the table cannot exceed the width of the page.

Merge Cells

Combines the contents of the selected cells into a single cell, retaining the formatting of the first cell in the selection.

Split Cells

Displays the Split Cells dialogue box where the split can be defined as either horizontally or vertically and the number the each cell will be split into.

Merge Tables

Combines two consecutive tables into a single table. The tables must be directly next to each other and not separated by an empty paragraph.

Split Table

Splits the current table into two separate tables at the cursor position. You can also access this command by right-clicking in a table cell.

Protect Cells

Prevents the contents of the selected cells from being modified.

Unprotect Cells

Removes the cell protection for all selected cells in the current table.

AutoFormat Styles

Automatically applies formats to the current table, including fonts, shading and borders.

Number Format

Opens a dialogue box where you can specify the format of numbers in the table.

Number Recognition

Toggles the setting for automatically recognizing numbers or dates that you enter into a table cell, converting them from text to an appropriate number format.

Header Rows Repeat Across Pages

Repeat a table heading on each new page that the table spans.

Rows to Break Across Pages

Allows a page break or column break inside a row of the table. This option is not applied to the first row in a table if the Repeat Heading option is selected.

Convert

Opens a submenu with the following command options:

Text to Table

Opens a dialogue box with which you can convert the selected text to a table.

Table to Text

Opens a dialogue box with which you can convert the current table to text.

Text Formula

Opens the Formula bar to enter or edit a formula.

Sort

Sorts the selected paragraphs or table rows alphabetically or numerically. You can define up to three sort keys as well as combine alphanumeric and numeric sort keys.

Properties

Specifies the properties of the selected table, for example, name, alignment, spacing, column width, borders, and background.