Re: [libreoffice-users] side by side tables

2018-09-27 Thread Paul D. Mirowsky
If I understand your question correctly Turn on and . This will make it easier to see what's happening. Read https://ask.libreoffice.org/en/question/60604/create-a-page-starting-with-2-columns-and-finishing-with-1-column/ This will result in even columns. Then in each column after

Re: [libreoffice-users] side by side tables

2018-09-27 Thread Gary Collins
Thanks for reply; i have indeed used cell mreging to achieve tewuired formatting, but as for sections, that's given me something new to play around with. On Wed, 26/9/18, Brian Barker wrote: Subject: [libreoffice-users] side by side tables

Re: [libreoffice-users] side by side tables

2018-09-26 Thread Dan Lewis
On 09/26/2018 03:42 PM, libreoffice-ml.mbou...@spamgourmet.com wrote: Gary Collins wrote: Hi Ive found out how to resize tables so they dont take up the full page width (though to be honest i usually find it easier and more flexible to simply include an additional  empty column to right and

Re: [libreoffice-users] side by side tables

2018-09-26 Thread libreoffice-ml . mbourne
Gary Collins wrote: Hi Ive found out how to resize tables so they dont take up the full page width (though to be honest i usually find it easier and more flexible to simply include an additional empty column to right and left and adjust widths as required) but what i would really like to be

Re: [libreoffice-users] side by side tables

2018-09-26 Thread Jean-Francois Nifenecker
Hello Gary, an alternative to Brian's suggestion: nesting tables! Say you want three side-by-side tables: -- Insert a 3 column/1 row table. -- In each cell of this table, insert a new table, fit as you need. HTH, -- Jean-Francois Nifenecker, Bordeaux -- To unsubscribe e-mail to:

[libreoffice-users] side by side tables

2018-09-26 Thread Brian Barker
At 05:42 26/09/2018 +, Gary Collins wrote: Ive found out how to resize tables so they don't take up the full page width (though to be honest i usually find it easier and more flexible to simply include an additional empty column to right and left and adjust widths as required) but what i

[libreoffice-users] side by side tables

2018-09-25 Thread Gary Collins
PS to previous post I know i could do this by having one "giant" table and just leaving some empty columns &/or rows but it would be more flexible to have two tables as then they could for example have different row heights if necessary. Thanks G. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to:

[libreoffice-users] side by side tables

2018-09-25 Thread Gary Collins
Hi Ive found out how to resize tables so they dont take up the full page width (though to be honest i usually find it easier and more flexible to simply include an additional empty column to right and left and adjust widths as required) but what i would really like to be able to do is to have