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Changing the cell attributes
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After creating a table, you can change its appearance by changing the attributes of individual cells. For example, you can:

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Tip Tip If you want to change the attributes of multiple cells at a time, select multiple cells before the following operation.


  1. Click the target cell using the right mouse button and select Attributes from the pop-up menu to display the Attribute dialog box.

  2. Click the Cell tab. Using the Cell panel displayed, you can change the attribute for the selected cell.

    Cell tab

    (A) Changing a data cell into a header cell

    There are two types of cells: data cells and header cells. Cells are ordinarily data cells. Header cells are typically bold and displayed in the center. Select Header Cell to change a data cell to a header cell. (The following figure is an example of the changed appearance.)

    Display example of a header cell

    (B) Aligning text in a cell to the right

    If you want to align text (usually numbers) to the right, select Right from the Horizontal Alignment box. (The following figure is an example of the changed appearance.)

    Display example of right alignment

    (C) Joining cells horizontally

    To join cells horizontally, type 2 or a higher number (for the number of cells to be joined) in Columns under Join Cells in the Attribute dialog box for the cells to be joined in a rightward direction from the selected cell. To cancel the joining, delete the number in Columns. (The following figure is an example of the changed appearance.)

    Example of horizontal merging

    Tip Tip You can also join cells horizontally by clicking the left cell to be joined, and then clicking the icon icon.

    (D) Joining cells vertically

    Tojoin cells vertically, type 2 or a higher number (for the number of cells to be joined) in Rows under Join Cells in the Attribute dialog box for the cells to be joined in a downward direction from the selected cell. To cancel the joining, delete the number in Rows. (The following figure is an example of the changed appearance.)

    Example of vertical merging

    Tip Tip You can also join cells vertically by clicking the top cell to be joined, and then clicking the icon icon.

    (E) Adding color to a cell

    To add color to the selected cell, click the colored button to the right of Color in the Attribute dialog box, and select any color from the pop-up menu displayed. (The following figure is an example of the changed appearance.)

    Display example of a colored cell

    Tip Tip Another way to change the cell color is to select a cell or cells, click the Color pallet icon icon to display the color pallet, and then double-click on any color on the pallet.

  3. Select the Apply to the Entire Column check box to change the attributes to all the cells in the same column.

  4. Click the OK button to make the changes take effect.

Tip Tip To change the attributes for the entire row that include the selected cell, click the Row tab and specify each item.