Insert and edit tables

Click the icon 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 tables
The 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 the button. 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
For more information, see Edit cell properties below.
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 properties
If 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 properties
The 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 cells
You can merge cells together to one combined cell. This can be done using the following methods:
When merging cells from within a cell, you should be aware of the following:
The Split cells function 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.