Adobe InDesign CS3 - Manual (Page 270)

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Insert tabs into a table cell
When the insertion point is in a table, pressing Tab moves the insertion point to the next cell. However, you can insert
a tab within a table cell. Use the Tabs panel to define tab settings in the table. Tab settings affect the paragraph in
which the insertion point is placed.
1 Using the Type tool , place the insertion point where you want to insert a tab.
2 Choose Type > Insert Special Character > Other > Tab.
To change tab settings, select the columns or cells you want to affect, choose Type > Tabs to display the Tabs panel,
and then adjust tab settings.
Note: When you use the Tabs ruler to apply a decimal tab to a cell or group of cells, you usually don’t need to press Tab
at the beginning of each paragraph to decimal-align the text in the cells. Paragraphs are automatically aligned on the
decimal character, unless the paragraph contains additional formatting, such as center alignment, that overrides the
decimal tab.
Change the alignment of text within a table cell
1 Using the Type tool , select the cell or cells you want to affect.
2 Choose Table > Cell Options > Text.
3 Under Vertical Justification, select an Align setting: Top, Center, Bottom, or Justify.
If you select Justify, specify the Paragraph Spacing Limit; this will set a maximum amount of space to be added
between paragraphs. (See “Align or justify text vertically within a text frame” on page 229.)
4 For First Baseline, select an option to determine how text is to be offset from the top of the cell.
The settings are the same as the corresponding settings in the Text Frame Options dialog box. (See “First baseline
offset options” on page 127.)
5 Click OK.
Note: To change the horizontal alignment of text within a cell, use the alignment option in the Paragraph panel. To align
text in a cell to a decimal tab, use the Tabs panel to add a decimal tab setting.
Rotate text in a cell
1 Position the insertion point in the cell you want to rotate, or select the cells you want to affect.
2 Choose Table > Cell Options > Text, or display the Table panel.
3 Select a value for Rotation, and click OK.
Merge and split cells
You can merge (combine) or split (divide) cells in a table.
Merge cells
You can combine two or more cells in the same row or column into a single cell. For example, you can merge the cells
in the top row of the table to create a single cell to be used for the table title.
1 Using the Type tool , select the cells you want to merge.
2 Choose Table > Merge Cells.