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<p class="Head1"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="16" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/><help:key-word value="tables; defining borders" tag="kw68656_1" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/><help:key-word value="borders; for tables" tag="kw68656_3" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/><help:key-word value="frames; around tables" tag="kw68656_2" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/><help:to-be-embedded Eid="border_table" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"><help:link Id="68656">Defining Borders for Tables and Table Cells</help:link></help:to-be-embedded></p>
<p class="Head2"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="1" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>Setting a Predefined Border Style</p>
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<p class="P2"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="2" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>Select the table cells that you want to modify.</p>
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<p class="P2"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="3" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>Click the <span class="T1">Borders</span> icon on the <span class="T1">Table Object</span> Bar to open the <span class="T1">Borders</span> window. <draw:image draw:name="Icon0" svg:desc="Border Icon" svg:pixelx="25" svg:pixely="25" svg:width="0.661cm" svg:height="0.661cm" xlink:href="65711" draw:filter-name="" xmlns:draw="http://openoffice.org/2000/drawing" xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"/></p>
<p class="P2"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="4" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>If the icon is not available, the <span class="T1">Object</span> Bar may be in the wrong context. Right-click on the <span class="T1">Object</span> Bar and select <span class="T1">Table Object Bar</span> from the menu or click the arrow icon at the far right of the <span class="T1">Object</span> Bar.</p>
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<p class="P2"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="5" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>Click one of the predefined border style.</p>
<p class="P2"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="6" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>This <span class="T2">adds</span> the selected style to the current border style of the table cells. Select the blank border style at the top left of the <span class="T1">Borders</span> window to clear all border styles.</p>
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<p class="Head2"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="7" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>Setting a Customized Border Style</p>
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<p class="P3"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="8" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>Select the table cells that you want to modify.</p>
<p class="P3"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="10" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>In the <span class="T1">User-defined</span> area select the edge(s) that you want to appear in a common layout. Click on an edge in the preview to toggle the selection of an edge.</p>
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<p class="P3"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="11" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>Select a line style and color for the selected border style in the <span class="T1">Line</span> area. These settings apply to all border lines that are included in the selected border style.</p>
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<p class="P3"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="12" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>Repeat the last two steps for every border edge.</p>
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<p class="P3"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="13" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>Select the distance between the border lines and the page contents in the <span class="T1">Spacing to contents</span> area.</p>
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<p class="P3"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="14" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>Click <span class="T1">OK</span> to apply the changes.</p>