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ADOBE CONTRIBUTE CS3
User Guide
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• Changing properties for individual cells, rows, or columns in a table (see “Modifying row or column properties”
on page 128 and “Modifying cell properties” on page 129)
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Applying a preset design scheme to a table (see “Using a preset table format” on page 130)
Note:
Before you change properties, it’s a good idea to understand how Contribute resolves formatting conflicts for cells,
rows, and tables (see “About conflicts in table formatting” on page 119).
Modifying table properties
You can modify the alignment, width, border width and color, and background color of a selected table.
To modify table properties:
1
In your draft, select the table you want to modify (see “Selecting table elements” on page 121).
2 Do one of the following to open the Table Properties dialog box:
• Click the Table button in the toolbar.
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Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh), and then select Table Properties from the pop-up menu.
• Select Table > Table Properties.
The Table Properties dialog box appears.
3
Change table properties as necessary.
For information about options in the dialog box, click the Help button.
4 Click Apply to apply changes without closing the dialog box, or click OK to apply changes and close the dialog box.
Your table property changes appear in your draft.
Modifying row or column properties
You can modify horizontal and vertical alignment, background color, height or width, and text wrap for a selected
row or column.
Note:
To understand how Contribute resolves formatting conflicts for cells, rows, and tables, see “About conflicts in table
formatting” on page 119.