Joe Smith [mailto:[email protected]] suggested: > > 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
Thanks. That's probably the way to go... the extra table columns approach was kinda clunky. So I created a section break AFTER the table and changed nothing - the document before the table and the document after the table were formatted identically. Then I created a section break BEFORE the table to make my interim change to a two-column area. Seemed to work. I trust that's the correct order... - K The information contained in this electronic mail transmission may be privileged and confidential, and therefore, protected from disclosure. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to this message and deleting it from your computer without copying or disclosing it. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
