Using the Table Palette
You can access all the table formatting features in the menus we've already explained, but finding your way through all those submenus and dialogs can be a little overwhelming. An alternative approach is to choose Window > Type & Tables > Table, which opens the Table palette and gives you one-click access to the most commonly used table-related features. In addition to the commands in the palette menu, you can use the Table palette to adjust cell sizes, vertical text justification, text rotation, and cell inset spacing (Figure 6.25).
Figure 6.25. Use the Table Palette for one-click access to all the table-related features.
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Text Formatting in Tables
After you design your Chapter 3.
Troubleshooting Common Table Mistakes
The page design and formatting will be finalized by a designer in InDesign, but you should still understand how to structure a table, edit content, and make basic changes. A few common problems may arise when working with tables. We walk you through them here so you don't get stuck.The first problem is the fact that tables can be stretched wider than their text frames. This problem can easily occur by resizing a table so that it's wider than the frame or page where it's placed (Figure 6.26). Because you can't use InCopy to alter the page or column width of an InDesign layout, the solution is pretty straightforward: resize the table. Click and drag on the right edge of the table to resize the right column. If adjusting just the right column isn't enough, hold down the Shift key as you resize the table, and all the columns resize proportionally.
Figure 6.26. If a table is wider than the column or page, it should be resized. Hold down Shift when you resize, and all the columns resize proportionally.
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Figure 6.27. A red dot in a table cell indicates overset content. To fix it, you must make the cell larger or the content smaller.
