Tables organize information into rows and columns. If you're familiar with word processing programs, then you probably already have a good idea of what a table is. As we said, a table is made up of rows and columns. The point where a row and column intersect is called a cell. Show
The table pictured below has four rows and four columns. We've circled one of the cells in red: You can put text in a cell, or you can also put graphics and other objects. In InDesign, you can make a table from scratch or you can create one from text separated by tabs, paragraphs, or commas. This article is going to be devoted to teaching you how to create and work with tables in Adobe InDesign. Create a TableThe first step in creating a table is to draw a text frame - or box - where you want the table to appear. Use the Type tool to do this, as we've done below. The text frame appears in blue. Next, go to Table>Insert Table. You'll see the Insert Table dialogue box.
We've selected 10 rows and 10 columns for our table. We've also selected one header and one footer row. Entering Text into a TableYou enter text into a table by using the Type tool and clicking in the cell where you want to start adding text. To move from one cell to the next, use the Tab key on your keyboard. Adding Rows and ColumnsTo add rows and columns to a table that's already been created, you can go to Table>Insert, then select Row or Column. Let's insert a row. First, click in a cell that will serve as your insertion point. Use the Type tool to do this. Then go to Table>Insert. As you can see in the above dialogue, InDesign asks how many rows you want to insert. Then, it wants to know if you want the new row above or below the row where you've made the insertion point. Enter your specifications, then click OK. To delete a row or table, specify the row or column you want to delete by using the Type tool to enter an insertion point, then go to Table>Delete, then choose Row or Column. You can also use the Table panel to add rows and columns. Go to Window>Type & Tables>Table. You can see in the panel that we have ten rows (horizontal) and ten columns (vertical). To add one row or column, simply change the number to eleven. It will add a new row or column to the bottom of your table if you add a row - or the right side of your table if you add a column. Adjusting Rows and ColumnsYou can also use the Table panel to adjust the size of your rows and columns. Right now, we see that our rows are at least 0p3 in height. We can increase this size if we want by clicking the up and down arrows here: .Or we can click here for more options: and choose "Exactly" so all of our rows are exactly the same size.We can adjust the width of our columns as well: .Aligning Content in Table CellsYou can insert text or graphics into a cell. To place graphics, you can use the Place command, Copy/Paste, or the Content Collector. Once you place content in a cell, however, you may want to adjust the spacing of the content so it's positioned where you want it. To adjust the spacing of graphics or text in a cell, select the cells that you want to adjust. Then, go to Table>Cell Options>Text. Click the Preview check box to see changes as you make them. Next, select your options.
What organizes information using rows and columns?A collection of data arranged in rows and columns is a table.
How do you organize information in rows and columns in word?Try it!. Select anywhere in the table.. Select Table Tools Layout > Sort.. Choose your sort criteria: Select the column you want to Sort by. To sort on a second column, select Then by and select another column. Select Ascending or Descending. To keep the header row at the top of the table, select Header row.. Select OK.. |