Adjusting the Size and Position of the Table, Column Width, and Row Height

After inserting columns or rows, you might find that the table is too big for the slide. You have several choices: Resize the entire table, adjust column widths, adjust row heights, or use a combination of each of these tasks . To resize the entire table to fit on the slide, use the following steps:

1. Click the table and select Table, Select Table from the Tables and Borders toolbar.

2. Place the mouse pointer on any resizing handle (the lower right works great) and drag the handle to fit the table on the slide, as shown in Figure 28.7. The mouse pointer changes to a two-headed arrow when it's over the handle.

   Figure 28.7. Adjust the table size by dragging the resizing handles.

   

3. Repeat step 2 as necessary.

To adjust the width of a column, simply place the mouse pointer on a border line of a column, so that the mouse pointer changes to a double-headed arrow pointing left and right. Then click and drag the border to the desired column width.

To change the height of a row the procedure is almost the same. First place the mouse pointer on a borderline of a row, so that the mouse pointer changes to a double-headed arrow pointing up and down. Now click and drag the border to the desired row height.