Insert and edit tables
Click theicon to insert a table. This opens a window where you can configure the basic parameters for the table; see Figure 16.
Figure 16: Basic parameters for tablesThe various fields have the following meanings:Table 7: basic parameters for tables
Field Comment Columns Lines Width Indicates the width of the entire table in pixels Height Line height in pixels Border Indicates the width of the border in pixels Border colour Use the colour selector in order to select a colour; see Colour selector, below. Background colour Use the colour selector in order to select a colour; see Colour selector, below.
Complete the selection by clicking Apply. This inserts the table at the current cursor position.You can edit the properties of an existing table by using the buttons next to thebutton. The relevant buttons will become active when you position the cursor in the table.
The following functions are available:Table 8: table manipulation functions
Button Function Table properties![]()
The basic parameters of the table are displayed and can be edited. Cell properties![]()
Add row above current row![]()
A new row is inserted above the current row. Delete row![]()
Current row is deleted. Add column on the left![]()
A new column is inserted to the left of the current column. Delete column![]()
Current column is deleted. Split cells![]()
For more information, see Merge/split cells, below. Merge cells![]()
For more information, see Merge/split cells, below.
Edit cell propertiesIf you want to edit the properties of a cell, place the cursor in the cell and click. You can edit the properties in the new window; see Figure 17.
Figure 17: Cell propertiesThe various fields have the following meanings:Table 9: Cell properties
Field Comment Align elements Horizontal alignment of the text in the cell Vertical alignment Vertical alignment of the text in the cell Width Height Border colour The border colour of the cell overwrites that of the table for that cell.Use the colour selector in order to select a colour; see Colour selector, below. Background colour The background colour of the cell replaces the background colour of the table for the cell.Use the colour selector in order to select a colour; see Colour selector, below. Drop-down menu with values for effected cells Here you can set which cells are effected by the settings. This can be just the current cell or all cells of the table.
Click on Update to apply all settings.Merge/split cellsYou can merge cells together to one combined cell. This can be done using the following methods:
- Select the cells that you want to merge. Do that by moving the mouse over the affected cells while keeping the left mouse button pressed down. Then click the
icon. The cells are joined together into one.
- Place the cursor into a cell and click the
icon. This opens a new window; see Figure 18.
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Figure 18: Merge cells
Use this option to define the size of the merged cell.
When merging cells from within a cell, you should be aware of the following:
- The starting point is the current cell, the cell you called the function from.
- The cells to the right and below the current cell are effected.
- Use the Columns and Rows fields to define which cells will be merged. The current cell is also taken into account in the number.
- The cell contents will be joined and displayed in the combined cell.
- If the number entered in the Columns field is larger than the number of available cells, the function will only be applied to the available cells. The table will not be expanded.
The Split cellsfunction allows you to split merged cells. This will divide the merged cell into the original number of cells. The content to be merged will be written in one line.