Manage table columns.
To define column size
Set columns to either a specific or an automatic width.
- You can set the column width to Manual and specify the number of characters allowed in a string. Strings over the specified amount are truncated unless word wrapping is selected.
- You can set the column width to Automatic, which adjusts the width to accommodate the longest string in the column.
- In the Table Style dialog box, click the Data Properties tab.
- Under Structure, click a Column Width icon to display the selections.
- Click either Automatic or Manual.
- If you select Manual, enter the number of characters.
- Click OK.
To rearrange columns
Rearrange and move columns in the table by dragging them.
- In the Table Style dialog box, click the Data Properties tab.
- Under Structure, click the column to be moved in its title cell and drag it to the new position.
Note: You cannot move the first table column.
To add columns
Add or delete columns in a table.
- In the Table Style dialog box, click the Data Properties tab.
- Under Structure, click to add a column.
- Double-click the blank column heading to open the Text Component Editor window.
- Enter a title, and then click OK.
- Double-click the blank Column Value cell and select a property on the Properties tab of the Text Component Editor.
To delete columns
- In the Table Style dialog box, click the Data Properties tab.
- Under Structure, click the column and then click .
- Click OK.
To sort a column
Sort columns in ascending or descending order.
- In the Table Style dialog box, click the Data Properties tab.
- Select the Sort Data check box.
- Select the column whose rows you want to sort and specify whether the sort should be in Ascending or Descending order.
- Click OK.
To define column titles
Column titles are displayed in the second row of a table.
The first column must be the tag column.
- In the Table Style dialog box, click the Data Properties tab.
- Under Structure, double-click a column heading to open the Text Component Editor.
- Enter the column title.
- Format the text using the editing options.
- Click OK.