Apple Numbers '09 - Manual (Page 52)

To resize from the table’s center, hold down the Option key as you drag.
To resize a table in one direction, drag a side handle instead of a corner handle.
To resize by specifying exact dimensions, select a table or table cell, click Inspector in
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the toolbar, and then click the Metrics inspector button. Using the Metrics inspector,
you can specify a new width and height, and you can change the table’s distance from
the margins by using the Position fields.
To resize by adjusting the dimensions of rows and columns, see “
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and Columns” on page 65.
Moving Tables
You can move a table by dragging it, or you can relocate a table using the
Metrics inspector.
Here are ways to move a table:
If the table isn’t selected or if the entire table is selected, press the edge of the table
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and drag it.
If a table cell is selected, drag the table using the Table handle in the upper left.
To constrain the movement to horizontal, vertical, or 45 degrees, hold down the Shift
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key as you drag.
To move a table more precisely, click any cell, click Inspector in the toolbar, click the
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Metrics inspector button, and then use the Position fields to relocate the table.
To copy a table and then move the copy, hold down the Option key, press at the edge
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of an unselected table or an entire table that’s selected, and drag.
Naming Tables
Every Numbers table has a name that’s displayed in the Sheets pane and can
optionally be displayed above the table. The default table name (Table 1, Table 2, and
so forth) can be changed, hidden, and formatted.
Here are ways to work with table names:
To change the name, double-click it in the Sheets pane and type the new name.
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You can also click in the table and change its name using the Table inspector’s
Name field.
On any sheet, two tables can’t have the same name.
To show a table’s name on the sheet canvas, click in the table and then select Name in
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the format bar or the Table inspector.
To hide the table name on the sheet, deselect Name.
To format a name displayed on the sheet canvas, select the table, click the table name
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on the sheet canvas to activate the name for formatting, and use the format bar, Fonts
window, or Text pane of the Text inspector.
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