Formatting tables

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Formatting tables

Several commands are available for formatting tables. These commands are presented in the following sections:

Distributing rows and columns evenly

You can use the ribbon commands Table | Distribute rows or Table | Distribute columns to adjust selected rows/columns to a uniform height or width.

Changing row properties

Choose the ribbon command Table | Properties | Row to change the formatting of the rows in a table – for example, the row height.

Changing cell properties

Choose the ribbon command Table | Properties | Cell to format individual table cells. You can use it to change the width, alignment and margins of cells, and to add borders or shading to cells.

Changing general table properties

Choose the ribbon command Table | Properties | Table to change the formatting of entire tables. For example, you can use this command to change the border and shading of all table cells at once.

See the following pages for more information.