Working with tables, Removing elements or text from a container, Creating tables – Apple WebObjects 3.5 Tools And Techniques User Manual

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Working With Tables

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You can also enter source editing mode and type the marker and its text
directly.

Tip:

To save a custom element so you can use it again, save it on a palette. See

“Palettes”.

Removing Elements or Text From a Container

You can remove an element or text from a containing element. For example,
if you’ve typed some text inside a form, but you decide you want the text
to be outside the form:

1. Select the text.

2. Click

or choose Elements

m

Promote Selection.

This causes the text to be removed from the form.

Working With Tables

To work with tables, you use the Tables section of the switchable toolbar (or
the equivalent commands in the Elements

m

Table menu).

Creating Tables

To create a table, click

from the toolbar. A 2x2 table is created at the

insertion point. Its width is 100% of the window.

Add table

Split cell
horizontally

Delete
selected row

Toggle between table structure/ content editing

Split cell
vertically

Merge selected
cells

Delete selected
column

Click here to add a row.

Click here to
add a column.

Double-click to enter
content-editing mode.

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