Chapter 8: Tables; Creating Tables - Adobe 65009333 - InCopy CS4 - PC Using Manual

Chapter 8: Tables

A table consists of rows and columns of cells. A cell is like a text frame in which you can add text, anchored frames, or
other tables. Create tables in Adobe InDesign CS4 or export them from other applications.
Note: To create, edit, and format tables in Adobe InCopy, make sure you are in Layout view.

Creating tables

Create tables
A table consists of rows and columns of cells. A cell is like a text frame in which you can add text, inline graphics, or
other tables. You can create tables from scratch or by converting them from existing text. You can also embed a table
within a table.
When you create a table, the new table fills the width of the container text frame. A table is inserted on the same line
when the insertion point is at the beginning of the line, or on the next line, when the insertion point is in the middle
of a line.
Tables flow with surrounding text just as inline graphics do. For example, a table moves through threaded frames when
the text above it changes in point size or when text is added or deleted. However, a table cannot appear on a text-on-
path frame.
For a video tutorial on creating and formatting tables, see www.adobe.com/go/vid0081.
See also
"Formatting tables" on page 235
Creating and Formatting Tables video
Create a table from scratch
The table you create fills the width of the text frame.
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Using the Type tool , place the insertion point where you want the table to appear.
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Choose Table > Insert Table.
3
Specify the numbers of rows and columns.
4
If your table contents will continue on more than one column or frame, specify the number of header or footer rows
in which you want the information to be repeated.
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(Optional) Specify a table style.
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Click OK.
The row height of a table is determined by the specified table style. For example, a table style may use cell styles to
format different parts of the table. If any of these cell styles include paragraph styles, the leading value of the paragraph
styles determines the row height of that area. If no paragraph style is used, the document's default slug determines the
row height. (The slug is based on the leading value. In this context, a slug is the approximate height of the highlighting
in selected text.)
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