Brian Barker wrote:
At 13:57 06/08/2007 -0500, Stephanie Boulée wrote:
How do you insert columns into a table using the mouse (I've heard it
rumored that you can use keyboard commands but I am in the dark there)?
When I attempt to insert a column the rest of them shrink and I
haven't had much luck getting everything to look normal. Thanks for
taking the time to address my problem.
I'm not sure exactly what your problem is here. I think your previous
query on this subject died since there was little more that anyone
could add. Yes: you can use the keyboard to manipulate tables, but
there is no need to - you can do everything with the mouse.
To insert a column, put the cursor into a column adjacent to where you
want the new one to appear. Then choose one of these operations:
o Right-click | Column > | Insert... . Select the number of columns
to insert and their position.
o Go to Table | Insert > | Columns... . Again, select the number of
columns to insert and their position.
o Show the Table toolbar. Use the Insert Column button on that toolbar.
All these methods seem to keep the total table width fixed. So it
simply must be the case that existing columns are made narrower to
accommodate your new column(s). But you can correct anything you now
do not like by simply dragging the table or column boundaries with the
mouse to where you want them. If you do this but find you cannot move
something to where you need it, you may have to explain more clearly
exactly what the problem is. Is there, perhaps, some other object in
one of the table cells that is preventing the changes you need?
Rather than simply dragging boundaries around, you may prefer to set
the column widths directly. To do this, go to Table | Table
Properties... (or right-click | Table...) and then select the Columns
tab. Here you can set the actual column widths, and the "Adapt table
width" and "Adjust columns proportionally" options add some ease of
control to the performance of certain changes.
Incidentally, why are you adding columns? Might it be easier to
define the right number and widths of columns when you create the
table and before you enter any data?
I trust this helps.
Brian Barker
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Even after entering data, it's pretty easy to define a new table that's
set up the way you want it (one data row is enough) and use
cut-and-paste to get the data from the original table into the new one,
as long as you haven't done cell split/merge actions. (Might have some
trouble then, though I haven't tried it.) In the case we started with
here, if the columns are being inserted between existing ones you'll
need to work with rectangular blocks of cells that are included in both
tables. The paste function, unlike the one in Word, just needs you to
click in the top left cell of a rectangular area in the destination and
it figures the rest out for itself, adding rows if necessary. Love it!
Then you can delete the old table and you're good to go.
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