Table Bar

The Table Bar contains functions you need when working with tables. It appears when you move the cursor into a table.

Insert Table

Inserts a table into the document. You can also click the arrow, drag to select the number of rows and columns to include in the table, and then click in the last cell.

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Table

Line Style

Click this icon to open the Line Style toolbar, where you can modify the border line style.

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Line Style

Border Color

Click the Line Color (of the border) icon to open the Border Color toolbar, which enables you to change the border color of an object.

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Line Color (of the border)

Borders

Click the Borders icon to open the Borders toolbar, where you can modify the border of a sheet area or an object.

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Borders

Background Color

Click to open a toolbar where you can click a background color for a paragraph. The color is applied to the background of the current paragraph or the selected paragraphs.

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Background Color

Merge Cells

Combines the contents of the selected table cells into a single cell.

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Merge Cells

Split Cells

Splits the cell or group of cells horizontally or vertically into the number of cells that you enter.

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Split Cells

Optimize Size

Opens a toolbar that contains functions for optimizing the rows and columns in a table.

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Optimize Size

Top

Aligns the contents of the cell to the top edge of the cell.

Center (vertical)

Centers the contents of the cell between top and bottom of the cell.

Bottom

Aligns the contents of the cell to the bottom edge of the cell.

Insert Rows

Inserts one or more rows in the table, below the selection. You can insert more than one row by opening the dialog (choose Table - Insert - Rows), or by selecting more than one row before clicking the icon. The second method inserts rows of the same height as the originally selected rows.

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Insert Row

Insert Column

Inserts one or more columns into the table, after the selection. You can insert several columns at the same time by opening the dialog (choose Table - Insert - Columns), or by selecting several columns before clicking the icon. If the latter method is used, the columns inserted will have the same relative width as the selected columns.

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Insert Column

Delete Row

Deletes the selected row(s) from the table.

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Delete Row

Delete Column

Deletes the selected column(s) from the table.

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Delete Column

AutoFormat

Automatically applies formats to the current table, including fonts, shading, and borders.

Table Properties

Specifies the properties of the selected table, for example, name, alignment, spacing, column width, borders, and background.

Sort

Sorts the selected paragraphs or table rows alphabetically or numerically. You can define up to three sort keys as well as combine alphanumeric and numeric sort keys.

Sum

Activates the sum function. Note that the cursor must be in the cell where you want the sum to appear.

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Sum