Apple AppleWorks 5 : Windows 95/NT 4.0 - Manual (Page 186)

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Selecting rows and columns
In List mode, you select a row or column with a single click. Select multiple
rows or columns when you want to resize or reformat several at once.
Note To change the appearance of text in selected rows and columns in List
mode, see “Moving columns and formatting data” on page 8-19. (For more
information about text attributes, see “Changing text appearance” on page 4-7.)
Resizing rows and columns
When you first choose List mode, you see data in rows and columns of
uniform size. To see more data, resize the rows or columns.
To resize rows and columns, move the pointer to the bottom of the row
heading or to the right edge of the column heading you want to resize. The
pointer changes to a double arrow (
or ). (If your pointer looks different,
move the cursor until it’s directly over the row or column border.) Then drag
the pointer to the right or down until the row or column is the size you want.
To select Do this Example of selected area
One row Click the area to the left of the
first column.
Multiple rows Drag the pointer in the area to the
left of the first column.
One column Click the column heading.
Multiple columns Shift-click adjoining columns.
Multiple fields Drag the pointer across the
fields. (If the first field in your
selection is a pop-up menu or a
checkbox field, press Alt as you
drag.)
* Choose Index from the Help menu and type the first few letters of the entry. Double-click the
entry and then double-click a topic.
In the Help index, * see:
E
List mode
In the Help index, * see:
E
List mode