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Tables

Tables consist of cells which are organised into rows and columns. Individual cells, called spanners, can be made to span over two or more columns.

To start a table

Adding a column

A new column will be inserted to the left or right of the column containing the caret.

Note: If you are using fixed width tables a dialogue will appear warning if there is not enough room to create a new column.

Adding a row

Note: Choose Table from the Structure menu to see the Add row submenu.

Selecting

1 Position the caret anywhere in the row or column you want to select.

2 Choose Table body, Table column or Table row from the Select menu, or

2 Press F11 until the body, column or row is selected, or

2 Drag across the row or column you want to select.

Removing a column or row

  1. Select the column or row you want to remove.
  2. Press Delete or Backspace.

Moving a column or row

  1. Select the column or row you want to move.
  2. Choose Cut (Ctrl-X) from the Edit menu.
  3. Select the destination column/row (add a new column/row if required).
  4. Choose Paste (Ctrl-V) from the Edit menu.

Horizontal Spanners

  1. Position the caret in the cell you want to span over more than one column.
  2. Choose Span from the Table menu.
  3. Edit the number of columns to span.

You can also press Ctrl-Shift-N to span over the next column, press Ctrl-Shift-N again to span over one more and so on. If a block of cells is selected it converts the block into a single spanner cell.

Moving cells in tables

Make sure that you match the cut and paste areas. i.e. Select three cells side by side, choose Cut, select three cells side by side and choose Paste.

Vertical Spanners

There is no command for vertical spanners however you can achieve the same effect by nesting tables.

In the above example the two cells in column two are single column tables, each with two rows.

Alignment

  1. Select the cell, cells, row or columns you want to align.
  2. Click on the Left, Centre, Right or Full justify alignment icon.

Note: The left, centre and right justification icons cause EasiWriter to align the contents of the cells and also centre them in the column containing them. The full justify icon aligns to the left without centring.

Rules between rows

  1. Select all but the bottom row, of the rows you want to separate with a rule.
  2. Choose Borders from the Format menu.
  3. Click on Bottom Border and the type of line you want.
  4. Click OK.

Rules between columns

  1. Select all but the rightmost column of the columns want to separate with a rule.
  2. Choose Borders from the Format menu.
  3. Click on Right Border and the type of line you want.
  4. Click OK.

Repeating the heading

  1. Select the Row that is to be the heading.
  2. Choose Column head from the Table menu.

The heading will repeat on subsequent pages.

Note: The heading can be any row.

Keeping a table together

  1. Select the table.
  2. Choose Change... from the Format menu.
  3. The Table Format dialogue box will appear:

  4. Click the Keep in same page/column option icon.

Creating a fixed column table

Although the default is Automatic, EasiWriter has the option of having user definable Fixed width columns in tables. Text in this type of table will word wrap if it no longer fits in the column.

  1. Click on the Table button.
  2. Press Tab to create the number of columns required.
  3. Select the table and click on the Style indicator.
  4. Click on Automatic column widths to turn it off.
  5. Edit the Space between columns if required.
  6. Click OK to confirm the choices.

Altering the widths of columns

  1. Select the table (check that Automatic column widths is turned off) and make sure the ruler is showing (F10).
  2. Drag the 'I' column markers to the position you want or double click on them and type in a value.

Adding background colours

  1. Select the Cell, Column, Row or part of the Table.
  2. Click on the Borders button.
  3. Choose the colour or shade and click OK.

Shift-Tab

The Tab key is used to move from one column to another which means it can't be used to insert a tab character in a cell. Use Shift-Tab.


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