Selecting Table Cell Borders
Select cell border segments when you want to format them or drag them to resize
rows and columns. A single border segment is one side of a cell. A long border segment
includes all adjacent single border segments.
A single (horizontal)
border segment
A long (vertical)
border segment
A long (horizontal)
border segment
A single (vertical)
border segment
After selecting border segments, you can format their color and stroke, as “Formatting
Table Cell Borders” on page 87 describes, or drag them to make rows and columns
larger or smaller, as “Resizing Table Rows and Columns” on page 65 describes.
Here are ways to select border segments:
To quickly select border segments for formatting, select a table, row, column, or cell.
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Click the Borders button in the format bar, and choose an option from the
pop-up menu.
Borders button
You can also use the Cell Borders buttons in the Table inspector to select a
border segment.
To select border segments for either formatting or resizing rows and columns, use
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border selection mode. Choose Allow Border Selection from the Borders pop-up menu
in the format bar or choose Table > Allow Border Selection, and then select the table
you want to work with.
The pointer changes shape when it’s over a horizontal or vertical segment. The pointer
appears to straddle the segment.
The pointer looks like this when
it’s over a horizontal segment.
The pointer looks like this when
it’s over a vertical segment.
To select a long segment, click a cell’s horizontal or vertical border. To change the
selection to a single segment, click it again.
To add a single or long segment to the selection, hold down the Shift or Command key
while clicking.
To deselect a selected single segment, click it while holding down the Shift or
Command key.
To go back and forth between single-segment and long-segment selection, click a border.
To stop using border selection mode, choose Disallow Border Selection from the Borders
pop-up menu in the format bar or choose Table > Disallow Border Selection.
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Chapter 3
Using Tables
Chapter 3
Using Tables
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