The Table Properties window is accessed by right clicking on a table→Table→Table Properties and is divided into 3 tabs as outlined below.

 

 

These settings apply to the whole table (Figure 6.6):

 

Set the table width in pixels or as a percentage of Text Box width. (Note: Most users find changing the width of individual columns works better than using this option to determine table width.)

 

 

Choose the background color of the table.

 

 

Set the amount of space between the text of a cell and its border.

 

 

Set the amount of space between cells.

 

 

Load a picture as the background of the table.

 

 

Set the color and width of the table border (the outer frame of the table).

 

 

Set the color and width of the individual cell borders.

 

 

Allows you to choose to not to allow columns to break across pages during printing.

Allows you to choose a number of heading rows depending on your needs.

 

 

 

These options apply to the vertical alignment of the selected row(s) (Figure 6.7).

 

 

 

Align text to the top of the selected rows.

 

 

Align text to the center of the selected rows.

 

 

Align text to the bottom of the selected rows.

 

 

 

These settings apply to the selected cell(s) (Figure 6.8).

 

 

Set the width of the current or selected cells.

 

 

Set the height of the current or selected cells.

 

 

Set the background color of the current or selected cells.

 

 

Load a picture as the background of the current or selected cells.

 

 

Set the vertical alignment of the current or selected cells. (Note: To align a full Row, use the Table Properties - Rows Tab.)

 

 

Set the color of the current or selected cell borders.