Creating a Table

You can quickly create a table using the pointer. In this case, the size of the table is determined by the movement of the pointer.

1. Click Table in the Annotations toolbar (Table and Balloon sub-toolbar).

   The pointer changes to , indicating the position of the first table corner.

2. Click on the sheet to indicate the table anchor point.

   Four cells are displayed (top left, top right, bottom left and bottom right) highlighted in blue, to help you decide the table orientation.

   
   
   

3. Move the pointer in the required direction to decide the table orientation.

   This creates a one-cell table corresponding to one of the four previewed cells. The table is created according to the direction towards which the pointer is moved.

   At the same time, an immersive dialog box appears at the top, displaying the number of columns and rows of the previewed table.

   
   
   

4. Move the pointer till you get required table dimensions.

   Notes:
   

   • The graphic area displays some highlighted blue lines to simulate the table with one more row and one more column.

     This helps you in giving your table its desired dimensions.

   • Column and row values are automatically updated whenever the table dimensions are changed with the pointer position.

5. Click in the empty space to validate the table creation.

   The table is created and placed in the selection mode so that it can be modified or moved.

You can create a table by entering values in a dialog box.

1. Follow the steps from 1 to 3 mentioned in the earlier scenario.

   At the end of this step, an immersive dialog box appears at the top, displaying the number of columns and rows of the previewed table.

2. Enter the table dimensions (number of columns and rows respectively) in the dialog box.

   By default, focus is on the column box. You can constrain the table using the dialog box in one or two dimensions.

   • Constraining the table in one dimension:
   1. Enter a value either in the column box or in the row box, to constrain the table either by columns or by rows, respectively.

      For instance, enter 5 as number for columns. This fixes the number of columns of the table. You can no more add a column by moving the pointer in the graphic area and the resultant table has only 5 columns. The number of rows however still changes with the pointer position.

      
      
      

   2. Move the pointer till you get required number of rows.
   3. Click in the empty space to validate the table creation.

      The table is created.

   • Constraining the table in two dimensions:
   1. Enter required values in the column and the row boxes, to constrain the table by columns and rows.

      In this case, the table dimensions are no longer manageable through the pointer position. You can however continue modifying the number of columns and rows by entering values till you get required table dimensions. You can use the column and row boxes several times during the table creation.

      Notes:
      

      • The height of a table cell corresponds to the height of a string.
      • The width of a table cell corresponds to the height of a string multiplied by 5.
      • The smallest table which can be created is one cell: that is to say one row and one column.
      • The biggest table which can be created is 10000 cells (example: 102 columns and 98 rows). However, capacity of the machine (available memory and CPU) may induce a lower limit.

   2. Click in the dialog box.

   Note: You can also press Enter or click in the empty space to validate the table creation.

   The table is created and placed in the selection mode so that it can be modified or moved.