Apple Numbers '09 - Manual (Page 53)

Chapter 3 Using Tables 53
To increase the distance between the table name and the table body, select Name in m
the Table inspector, click the name on the canvas, and then use the Text inspector to
modify the After Paragraph spacing.
Enhancing the Appearance of Tables
You can apply color, use images, and use other formatting techniques to enhance the
visual appeal of your tables.
Here are ways to enhance a table’s appearance:
You can fill the background of an entire table or individual cells with different kinds of
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color effects or with an image. See “Filling Objects with Colors or Images” on page 225
for instructions.
You can change the thickness and color of borders around a table and its cells, as
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“Formatting Table Cell Borders” on page 87 describes.
You can adjust the attributes of text in table cells, including header and footer cells.
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See “Formatting Text Size and Appearance” on page 165 and “Setting Text Alignment,
Spacing, and Color” on page 172 for details.
When you’ve created a visual effect that you want to reuse, you can copy and paste it;
select the table or cells whose effects you want to reuse, choose Format > Copy Style,
select the table or cells you want to format, and then choose Format > Paste Style. You
can also use table styles to replicate formatting you’ve applied to a table, as “Using
Table Styles” on page 114 describes.
Defining Reusable Tables
You can add your own tables to the menu of predefined tables that appears when
you click Tables in the toolbar or choose Insert > Table. Reusable tables have the table
style and structure of your choice and can contain content (header text, formulas,
and so on).
To define a reusable table:
1 Select a table.
2 Define a table style for the table.
The table style determines the formatting of borders, background, and text in the
table’s cells.
One way to define the table style is by following the instructions in “Modifying Table
Style Attributes” on page 115 and “Copying and Pasting Table Styles” on page 116.
Alternatively, you can apply your customized table structure and content to the
reusable table, but give it the table’s original default style instead of your own.
Step 7 describes how to use this option.