. Select the Background tab inside the Table Format dialog box as shown in Figure . . .
In the For section, choose to apply the background to the cell, row or table. • Cell: To apply background to a cell or a group of selected cells. • Row: The background will be applied to the entire row or group of selected rows. • Table: The background will be applied to the entire table.
. In the As section, choose to apply a color or graphic: • To apply color , select the color from the color palette and click OK button. Figure . Table format dialog box - Background • To apply graphic, select Graphic , click on the browse button to select the required image file and click OK button.
The image appears in the selected cell as background. . . Changing Text Direction In Table To change the text direction Select the text to change the direction in the cell.
Select Format → Character, the character dialog box appears. Click Position tab, in the Rotation / scaling option, Select the required rotation angle( , , , Fit to Line) and click OK. . .
Changing Table Border To change the table border, select Table → Table Properties, the Table Format dialog box appears, select Borders Tab , you can set the borders for a table or a group of cells. Figure .8Table format dialog box to apply borders Properties of Border • Line arrangement specifies how the borders apply. Writer provides five arrangements as shown in Figure . , you can modify the arrangement by clicking on the line arrangement you want to customize.
Figure . Line Arrangement • Line option specifies the border style. • Color option helps to select the color of border line. • Spacing to contents option specifies how much space to leave between the border and cell contents.
. . Autoformating Table The AutoFormat option helps to format the table with predefined styles. This is a simple and easy way to format tables.
AutoFormating can be applied by : • Create a Table with the