Apple Numbers '09 - Manual (Page 66)

To shrink a row or column to remove unused space when cell values don’t fill their m
cells, select a cell and click one of the Fit buttons in the Table inspector. You can also
double-click a column or row reference tab separator.
If cell content is clipped as a result of resizing, see “Displaying Content Too Large for Its
Table Cell” on page 82 for options.
To resize columns or rows by dragging border segments, choose Allow Border
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Selection from the Borders pop-up menu in the format bar or choose Table > Allow
Border Selection.
Select the table, and then click and drag a horizontal or vertical border.
Alternating Table Row Colors
Use a different color background for alternate rows to give a table a banded effect.
To alternate row colors:
1 Select the table or an element in it.
2 Click Inspector in the toolbar and then click the Table inspector button.
3 Select Alternating Row Color.
4 Click the adjacent color well to open the Colors window, and then choose a color for
the alternate rows. See “The Colors Window” on page 24 for instructions.
5 To change the fill attributes of the other rows, use the Cell Background controls in the
Table inspector. See “Filling Objects with Colors or Images” on page 225 for instructions.
Hiding Table Rows and Columns
Hide specific rows or columns when you want to avoid showing or using them but
don’t want to delete them. While a row or column is hidden, it can’t be reformatted,
merged, split, or otherwise manipulated. However, any formula that uses a hidden cell
isn’t affected, and sorting takes hidden values into account.
When a row or column is hidden, you’ll see a gap in the row numbers or column
letters in the reference tabs.
Here are ways to hide and show rows and columns:
To hide a single row or column, choose Hide Row or Hide Column from the row or
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column reference tab’s pop-up menu.
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