On 03/12/2010 04:35 PM, McLauchlan, Kevin wrote:
OOo 3.2 on Windows XP Pro X64
I have a small document that includes a narrow 2-column
table, consisting of a heading row and 54 rows of content.
I wanted to make the table double-wide and bring the lower
27 rows up to occupy the new columns 3 and 4.
Is there a quick and direct way to do this?
...
Here's one way that avoids any need to re-structure the table:
Select the table and Insert > Section, configure the section for as many
columns as you like and click "Insert".
Writer will break the table to fill the columns; a two-column section
will produce the result you described. There will be some extra space
between the columns unless you adjust everything to fit exactly.
You may need to edit something inside the section to force Writer to
recalculate the table layout, and you must have the Text Flow > 'Allow
table to break across pages/columns' option turned on.
You will need to select a text paragraph before & after the table to get
the Insert > Section menu. For some reason, Writer won't let you insert
a section when only the table is selected. You can enter extra
paragraphs and delete them later.
<Joe
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