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Straddle cells
The contents of a straddle cell cross cell borders as if there were a single cell. You can straddle cells horizon-
tally or vertically. The following table includes a heading row that straddles two columns:
The MIF code for the straddle cell includes a CellColumns statement that specifies the number of columns
that the cell crosses. The contents of the straddle cell appear in the first of the straddle columns; the subse-
quent Cell statements for the row must appear even if they are empty.
<Row
<Cell
<CellColumns 2> # Number of straddle columns.
<CellContent # Content is in the first cell.
<Para
<PgfTag `CellHeading'>
<ParaLine
<String `Brazilian Coffee'>
>
> # end of Para
> # end of CellContent
> # end of Cell
<Cell # Second cell appears, even though
<CellContent # it is empty.
<Para
<PgfTag `CellHeading'>
<ParaLine
>
> # end of Para
> # end of CellContent
> # end of Cell
> # end of Row
If the cell straddles rows, the substatement is CellRows.
Creating a table format
A table format includes the following properties:
The properties specified by the Table Designer
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These include the row and column ruling and shading styles, the position of text within cell margins, the
table's placement within the text column, and the table title position.
The number and widths of columns
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Using MIF Statements