OpenOffice.org 2, Firefox, and Thunderbird for Windows All in One [Electronic resources] نسخه متنی

1.

Select the Table

To change the overall format of your table, select the entire table. If you only want to change the format of some of your table, select just that portion of the table, such as the first heading row or perhaps all the data rows that fall below the heading row.

You can make selections by highlighting the text with the mouse or by using the

Table, Select submenu (a more efficient method). The Select submenu contains options for selecting the current row, column, or cellas well as for selecting the entire table.26 Manage a Table shows.

4.

Adjust the Borders

If you want the borders (the dividing lines between your table cells) to take on a different appearance, click the

Borders tab. You can elect to change the border thickness, add a shadow to the table's outline, and even determine how far from each cell's edges you want the cell contents to begin.24 Create a Table ), you can change to another AutoFormat scheme. Select

Table, AutoFormat to display the

AutoFormat dialog box and select another format to apply.

The

AutoFormat dialog box shows a

More button that, when you click it, produces several formatting options. You can elect to include or exclude all the following from the AutoFormat patterns:

Number format, Borders, Font, Pattern , and

Alignment . If, for example, you click to uncheck the

Borders option, all the

AutoFormat previews change to exclude a border around and between the table cells. Writer does not save your

AutoFormat dialog box selections, so the next time you insert a table, you may have to select the same AutoFormat again if you want to reuse it.