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Chapter 8

Using Tables

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Use the Table Inspector to precisely control column width and row height, add headers
and a footer, format borders, and more. To open the Table Inspector, select a table or
cell(s), click Inspector in the toolbar, and click the Table Inspector button.

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Use the Format pane of the Table Inspector to format table cell values. For example,
you can display a currency symbol in cells containing monetary values.

You can also use the Format pane of the Table Inspector to set up conditional
formatting. For example, you can make a cell red when its value exceeds a particular
number.

Adjust the size of rows
and columns.

Set the style, width, and
color of cell borders.

Add color or an image
to a cell.

Change the behavior of the
Return and Tab keys.

Control the visibility of header
cells in multipage tables.

Click to open the Edit Rows
& Columns pop-up menu.

Set the number of rows and columns.
Add and remove a header row, a
header column, and a footer row.

Select to wrap in
selected cells.

Use color to highlight
cells whose values obey
your rules.

Choose a formula or
choose the Formula Editor
to perform a calculation.

Set up the format for
displaying values in
selected cells.

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