Part - IV : Working with Tables · Part 2

formats. If none of the predefined auto formats have the desired characteristics for your table, you can tune the format of the table or a particular cell with the contextual Table toolbar. Open the toolbar by placing the insertion pointer inside a table cell or Chapter select View → Toolbars → Table. This will bring the table formatting toolbar which helps to format the table in the desired format. . Formatting table Formatting a table involves formatting of the table layout , formatting the table text , adjusting the size of the table , its position on the page, adding or removing rows or columns , merging and splitting cells , changing borders and the background . Figure . Auto format Dialog Box Figure . Table Formatting Toolbar . . Inserting rows and columns To insert rows or columns inside a table: . Place the insertion pointer in the row or in the column where you would like to add new rows or columns and right- click. . Choose Row → Insert – to insert a new row or Column → Inser t – to insert a new column. A dialog box will appear, from which you can select the number of rows or columns to insert. You can also set the position of the new rows or columns to Before or After as shown in Figure - . . . Click OK to close the dialog box. Figure . Insert Row Dialog Box . . Deleting rows and columns To delete rows or columns inside a table: . Place the insertion pointer in the row or column to be deleted and right-click. . Choose Row → Delet e to delete a row or Column → Delete to delete a column. . The selected row / column is deleted. . . Merging and Splitting cells To merge a group of cells: . Select the cells to merge. . Right click and choose Cell → Merge or choose Table → Merge Cells from the menu bar. To split a cell: . Place the insertion pointer inside the cell. .