Resize all or part of a table

In Page view, do one or more of the following:

Resize a table

  1. Right-click the table, and then click Table Properties on the shortcut menu.
  2. To specify width, select the Specify width check box, select In pixels or In percent, and type a value for the width of the selected cell.
  3. To specify height, select the Specify height check box, select In pixels or In percent, and type a value for the height of the selected cell.

Notes

Resize a cell

  1. Position the insertion point in the cell.
  2. Right-click, and then click Cell Properties on the shortcut menu.
  3. To specify width, select the Specify width check box, select In pixels or In percent, and type a value for the width of the selected cell.
  4. To specify height, select the Specify height check box, select In pixels or In percent, and type a value for the height of the selected cell.

Resize a row

  1. Position the insertion point in a cell that is within a row you want to resize.
  2. On the Table menu, point to Select and click Row.
  3. Right-click the row, and then click Cell Properties on the shortcut menu.
  4. To specify width, select the Specify width check box, select In pixels or In percent, and type a value for the width of the selected cell.
  5. To specify height, select the Specify height check box, select In pixels or In percent, and type a value for the height of the selected cell.

Resize a column

  1. Position the insertion point in a cell that is within a column you want to resize.
  2. On the Table menu, point to Select and click Column.
  3. Right-click the column, and then click Cell Properties on the shortcut menu.
  4. To specify width, select the Specify width check box, select In pixels or In percent, and type a value for the width of the selected cell.
  5. To specify height, select the Specify height check box, select In pixels or In percent, and type a value for the height of the selected cell.

Note   If the content (text, images, etc.) of a table or one of its elements is greater (bigger, longer, wider, etc.) than the specified value, the table or its elements will grow to accommodate that content.