Creating Columns And Rows - MACROMEDIA FREEHAND MX 11 Use Manual

Creating columns and rows

You can create multiple columns and rows in text blocks.
Using columns and rows, you can create a table with cells of uniform size. To create tables with
cells of varying sizes, you use tabs, paragraph breaks, and paragraph spacing.
You can add lines between rows using paragraph rules, and apply a stroke to the rules using the
Stroke property in the Object panel.
Note: To create forms, you can create tables with blank cells for users to fill with data.
To create columns or rows:
Using the Pointer tool, select the text block in which you want to create columns or rows.
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Display the Columns and Rows options in the Object panel. For more information, see
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"Displaying type attributes in the Object panel" on page 248.
To create columns, enter the number of columns in the Columns text box.
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Enter a value for Height (h) in points to specify the height of the columns.
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Enter a value for Spacing in points to specify the width of the space between columns.
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To add rules between columns, select an option from the Rules pop-up menu:
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Select Inset to create rules the length of the inset text as specified by the Text Block property in
the Object panel. For more information, see "Setting paragraph indents, paragraph spacing,
margins, and insets" on page 264.
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Select Full Height to create rules the height of the full column (regardless of the height of
inset text).
Note: To apply a stroke to the rules, see the procedure that follows.
To create rows, enter the number of rows in the Rows text box.
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Enter a value for Width (w) in points to specify the width of the rows.
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Enter a value for Spacing in points to specify the height of the space between rows.
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To add rules between rows, select an option from the Rules pop-up menu:
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Select Inset to create rules the width of the inset text as specified by the Text Block property in
the Object panel.
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Select Full Width to create rules the width of the full row.
Note: To apply a stroke to the rules, see the procedure that follows.
Columns
Rows
Using Type 271