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Table Tab - Word Report Templates

The following commands are available in the Table tab of the Word report template’s Ribbon.

Design

• Insert Table allows you to define the number of columns and row for the table being inserted. There are two options:

• Click the icon to enter the number of columns and rows in the appropriate fields of the Insert Table window.

• Use the Insert Table drop-down list to select the number of columns and rows that you want (drag the mouse over the squares). The maximum is 10 columns and 8 rows.

• Select

• Select Cell, Select Column or Select Row selects the cell, column or row that the cursor is currently located in.

• Select Table selects the entire table.

• Properties opens the Table Properties window where you can set the properties of a user-created table.

• View Gridlines displays blue gridlines on inside and outside borders of the selected table. The gridlines will not display around table cells that currently have borders. The gridlines do not display in the generated report.

• Merge Cells merges the currently selected cells.

• Split Cells splits the currently selected cells into multiple cells.

• Split Table divides the table into two pieces at the current location of the cursor. The currently selected row becomes the first row of the new table.

• Shading opens a window where you can pick a background color for the selected cells.

• Borders displays a submenu where you can select which table and cell borders to display..

For more information, see Inserting Tables and Setting Properties. The borders and shading option can also be accessed on the Table tab of the Table Properties window.

Borders

• Line Style sets the style of the border lines.

• Line Weight sets the thickness of the border lines.

• Pen Color sets the color of the border lines.

Alignment

Use the options in this area to specify how the selected table cells will be aligned.

Rows/Columns

• Insert Rows Above adds a row above the selected row and Insert Rows Below adds a row below the selected row.

• Insert Columns to the Left adds a column to the left of the selected column and Insert Columns to the Right adds a column to the right of the selected column.

• Insert Cells opens the Insert Cells window, where you choose the direction in which you want to shift the surrounding cells after inserting the new cell(s).

• Delete

• Delete Cells opens the Delete Cells window, where you choose to delete the cell and shift the other cells to the left or right, or deleted the entire row or column that contains the cell.

• Delete Columns and Delete Row deletes the selected column(s) or row(s).

• Delete Table deletes the entire table.