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by a pair of black arrows in the User-defined map on the left hand

side of the dialog box.

•

Spacing to contents

specifies how much space to leave between

the border and the cell contents. Spaces can be specified to the

left, right, above, and below. Check Synchronize to have the

same spacing for all four sides. This spacing is like a padding and

it is not factored in when calculating the text measurements.

•

Shadow style

properties always apply to the whole table. A

shadow has three components: where it is, how far from the table

it is cast, and what color it is.

• If Merge adjacent line styles is checked, two cells sharing a

common border will have their borders merged, rather than being

side by side.

Tip

To reset everything if you are having problems with borders,

right-click in the table and select Table or select Table > Table

Properties from the menu bar. On the Borders tab, select the

Set No Borders icon under

Line arrangement

Default

(the box

on the left).

Selecting background colors and graphics

A table background can greatly improve the readability of the data,

visually highlight important parts of the table (such as the heading or a

specific cell), or just make the table more appealing. You can choose

between two types of background when formatting the table: solid

color or graphic. The background can be applied to the whole table, to

a single cell, or to a row. The background selected for a cell will be in

front of the row background which in turn will hide the table

background.

The row background option is quite handy when you want to create

alternate color rows or assign a different background to the heading of

the table. The tables in this guide adopt this technique.

To set the background for a cell, row, or table:

1) Place the cursor anywhere inside the cell, row or table you want

to work with. If you want to apply a background to a group of

cells, select the group.

2) Right-click and select Table from the pop-up menu, or select

Table > Table Properties from the main menu.

3) In the Table Format dialog box, select the

Background

tab

(Figure 276).

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