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Note
A table heading row can not span two pages, but any other row
can. A one-row table (often used for page layout purposes), if set
up with the default of including a heading, will not break across
pages. The cure is to make sure the table is defined without a
heading row.
Vertical alignment
By default, text entered into a table is aligned to the top-left of the cell.
You can change the default for the entire table, as described above, or
for individually selected cells.
To vertically align the text in specific cells:
Place the cursor in the cell you wish to change, or click and drag
to select multiple cells.
Right-click in the selected area and select Cell > Center, Top, or
Bottom in the pop-up menu to vertically align the text as desired.
Number formats
The number format can be set for a whole table or group of cells. For
example, cells can be set to display in a particular currency, to four
decimal places, or in a particular date format.
Number recognition specifies that numbers in a text table are
recognized and formatted as numbers. If number recognition is
selected, numbers are automatically bottom-right aligned. Number
recognition option can be enabled under Tools > Options >
OpenOffice.org Writer > Table.
Select the cells to format, then right-click and select Number Format
from the pop-up menu. The Number Format dialog box opens for you to
set options for various categories of numerical data.
In the
Category
list, select the category you want, such as
currency, date, or text.
In the
Format
list, choose a format for the category you just
selected.
For some categories, such as date, you may wish to change the
language using the
Language
list while for other numerical
categories the
Options
section of the dialog box allows you to
customize the appearance.
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