Selecting Tables


By clicking and dragging your cursor, you can select cells, columns, row, or the entire table.

Tip

When the entire cell, rows, columns, or combination of cells are selected, you can copy and paste cells from one part of a table to another (see page 322).


To select text in a table cell:

1.

Place an insertion point inside a table cell.

2.

Drag across the cell until all the text in the cell is highlighted.

or

Choose Edit > Select All to select all the text within that cell.

Tip

There is a difference in the appearance between just the text selected and the entire cell selected .

When the text in a cell is selected, only the text is highlighted. When the entire cell is selected, the entire cell area is highlighted.

To select text in multiple table cells:

1.

Use the Text tool to drag across to select the cells in specific columns .

Drag across and then down to select a specific group of cells in a table.

2.

If you want, continue to drag down to select the cells in additional rows.

To select a table column:

1.

Place the Text tool cursor at the top of the table. A down arrow cursor appears.

2.

Click the down arrow. The entire column is selected .

The down arrow cursor indicates you can click to select an entire column in a table.

3.

Drag across with the down arrow cursor to select any additional columns.

or

Move the down arrow to another column and Shift-click to select multiple columns.

To select a table row:

1.

Place the Text tool cursor at the left side of the table. A left arrow cursor appears.

2.

Click the left arrow. The entire row is selected .

The left arrow cursor indicates you can click to select an entire row in a table.

3.

Drag down with the left arrow cursor to select any additional rows.

or

Move the down arrow to another row and Shift-click to select multiple rows.

To select the entire table:

1.

Place the Text tool cursor at the top corner of the table. A slanted arrow cursor appears.

2.

Click the slanted arrow. The entire table is selected .

Positioning the cursor at the upper-left corner and clicking will select the entire table.

To use the table selection commands:

1.

Place the insertion point in a cell in the table.

2.

Choose one of the following commands:

  • Table > Select > Cell selects the cell.

  • Table > Select > Row selects the row that contains the cell.

  • Table > Select > Column selects the column that contains the cell.

  • Table > Select > Table selects the entire table.

Tip

The table selection commands are very helpful for applying borders and fills to table cells (see page 332).



InDesign CS2 for Macintosh and Windows(c) Visual QuickStart Guide
InDesign CS4 for Macintosh and Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide
ISBN: 0321573579
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2006
Pages: 309
Authors: Sandee Cohen

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