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Select the number of resulting cells from the split as well as whether

the cell should be split horizontally or vertically. When splitting

horizontally, you can select the “into equal proportions” option to get

all cells of equal size. The contents of the split cell are kept in the

original cell.

Optimize

Evenly distributes the selected cells either horizontally or vertically.

If you want to optimize the whole table, you can evenly distribute

rows or columns by right-clicking on the table edge and selecting

Row > Space Equally or Column > Space Equally from the pop-

up menu.

Vertical Alignment

You can select the vertical alignment of the text on a cell by cell

basis between Top, Center and Bottom. The chosen setting only

applies to the selected cells. The alignment commands can be

applied to all the cells of the table by right-clicking on the edge of

the table, choosing Cell from the pop-up menu, and then choosing

the required alignment.

Insert or delete rows and columns

Use the Table toolbar to insert or delete rows and columns of your

table. Rows and columns are inserted below and to the right of the

selected cell. You can insert rows and columns at the end of the

table using the pop up menu that opens by right clicking on the edge

of the table. The insert commands are under the Row or under the

Column menu.

Table Design

The only purpose of this button is to open the Table Design pane in

the task pane.

Table properties

Click the Table Properties icon to open the Format Cells dialog box,

which contains the following pages:

• Font: see “Font page” on page 62 for a description of the available

options.

• Font Effects: see “Font Effects page” on page 64 for a description

of the available options.

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