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Accessing table handles in normal view
When I'm in Print Layout View, my tables have handles on their upper
left corners, resembling a cross with arrowheads point toward the 4 compass points. I suspect that if I click on that to select the whole table, actions and parameter changes will apply to the table as a whole. This contrasts simply highlighting a subset of cells (possibly all cells) and performing the same action. I expect that this is important because some table formating parameters exist at the table, row/column, an cell levels. Presumably, if it works like other things, the more local parameters take precedence over the more global parameters. First, is this view of parameter precedence correct? Second, the compass-shaped table handle is not available in Normal View. Is there a way to make it available in Normal View? Thanks. |
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Accessing table handles in normal view
While clicking that button does indeed have the effect of selecting the
entire table, it is actually the Move Table handle. Dragging that button, even a little accidently while trying to use it to select the table, will automatically convert your table to a floating object. Since normal view is about editing text, not positioning objects, the move table handle does not appear in that view. You can also select the entire table by choosing: table, select, table from the menu bar. " wrote: When I'm in Print Layout View, my tables have handles on their upper left corners, resembling a cross with arrowheads point toward the 4 compass points. I suspect that if I click on that to select the whole table, actions and parameter changes will apply to the table as a whole. This contrasts simply highlighting a subset of cells (possibly all cells) and performing the same action. I expect that this is important because some table formating parameters exist at the table, row/column, an cell levels. Presumably, if it works like other things, the more local parameters take precedence over the more global parameters. First, is this view of parameter precedence correct? Second, the compass-shaped table handle is not available in Normal View. Is there a way to make it available in Normal View? Thanks. |
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Accessing table handles in normal view
On Mar 22, 3:57 pm, BoniM wrote:
While clicking that button does indeed have the effect of selecting the entire table, it is actually the Move Table handle. Dragging that button, even a little accidently while trying to use it to select the table, will automatically convert your table to a floating object. Since normal view is about editing text, not positioning objects, the move table handle does not appear in that view. You can also select the entire table by choosing: table, select, table from the menu bar. Hmmm. That's somewhat useful to know (inadvertent moving of the table, that is). However, the floating table feature can be quite useful, since I'm following a document template in which each figure is put inside a "wrapper" table. Perhaps that's the reason why. I can't find much explicit info on how to control the floating. Would you be able to suggest an online resource? It seems you need to turn on "Around" for table text wrapping. Presumably, you set top-of--age in the Positioning subpanel. Not sure why it is assumed that you would always want text wrapping in conjunction with floating tables. Fred " wrote: When I'm in Print Layout View, my tables have handles on their upper left corners, resembling a cross with arrowheads point toward the 4 compass points. I suspect that if I click on that to select the whole table, actions and parameter changes will apply to the table as a whole. This contrasts simply highlighting a subset of cells (possibly all cells) and performing the same action. I expect that this is important because some table formating parameters exist at the table, row/column, an cell levels. Presumably, if it works like other things, the more local parameters take precedence over the more global parameters. First, is this view of parameter precedence correct? Second, the compass-shaped table handle is not available in Normal View. Is there a way to make it available in Normal View? Thanks. |
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