Create a Table
To create a table in 'Management System', press the button on the toolbar. The Table Properties dialog window that will open lets you set configuration options that define table size, its display properties, or other advanced properties.
The Table Properties dialog window includes two tabs that group table options:
- Table Properties
- Advanced
Table Properties
The Table Properties tab is the default tab that opens after you press the button on the toolbar. It allows you to set the table dimensions and configure the way it will appear in the document.
Below is an overview of all Table Properties tab elements:
- Rows – the number of rows in the table (obligatory).
- Columns – the number of columns in the table (obligatory).
- Width – the width of the table in pixels or a percent value. Giving the width as a percent value lets you set the proportion of the editing area that the table will occupy.
- Height – the height of the table in pixels.
- Headers – the drop-down list that formats certain table cells as headers, which applies special formatting to them. You can apply header formatting to First Row, First Column or Both.
- Border size – the thickness of the table border in pixels.
- Alignment – the alignment of the table on the page. The following options are available: Left, Center, Right.
- Cell spacing – the space between individual cells as well as cells and table borders, in pixels.
- Cell padding – the space between the cell border and its contents, in pixels.
- Caption – the label of the table that is displayed on top of it.
- Summary – the summary of the table contents that is available for assistive devices like screen readers.
Advanced
The Advanced tab lets you configure additional image options such as assign it an ID, a class, a language direction, or CSS style properties. It is meant for advanced users with knowledge of HTML as well as CSS, and gives nearly endless possibilities as far as the presentation of the table is concerned.