This section describes how to modify properties that apply to an
entire table as well
as the rows, columns, or individual cells within a table. If you are
not currently
viewing the Table Properties dialog box, follow these steps:
Select the table, or click anywhere inside it.
Click the Table button
on
the toolbar,
or open the Table menu and choose Table Properties. The Table
Properties dialog box
contains two tabs: Table and Cells.
Click the Table tab to edit these properties:
Size: Use this to specify the number of
rows and columns. Enter the width
of the table and then choose "% of window" or "pixels." If
you specify width as a
percentage, the table's width changes whenever the
KompoZer window's or browser
window's width changes.
Borders and Spacing: Use this to specify,
in pixels, the border line width,
the space between cells, and the cell padding (the space
between the contents of the
cell and its border).
Note: KompoZer uses a dotted
outline to display tables with a zero border;
the dotted line disappears when the page is viewed
in a browser.
Table Alignment: Use this to align the
table within the page. Choose an
option from the drop-down list.
Caption: Choose the caption placement from
the drop-down list.
Background Color: Use this to choose a
color for the table background, or
leave it as transparent.
To apply additional attributes or JavaScript events, click
Advanced Edit to display
the Advanced
Property Editor.
Click Apply to preview your changes without closing the dialog
box, or click OK to
confirm them.
To view, change, or add properties for one or more cells:
Select the row, column, or cell, then open the Table menu and
choose Table Properties.
The Table Properties dialog box appears.
Click the Cells tab to edit the following properties:
Selection: Choose Cell, Row, or Column from
the drop-down list. Click
Previous or Next to move through rows, columns, or
cells.
Size: Type a number for Height and Width,
and then choose "% of table"
or "pixels."
Content Alignment: Select a vertical and
horizontal alignment type for
the text or data inside each cell.
Cell Style: Select Header from the
drop-down list for column or row
headers (which centers and bolds the text in the cell);
otherwise choose Normal.
Text Wrap: Select "Don't wrap" from the
drop-down list to keep text from
wrapping to the next line unless you insert a paragraph
break. Otherwise, choose
Wrap.
Background Color: Select a color for the
cell background or leave it as
transparent.
Note: To apply additional attributes or
JavaScript events, click Advanced
Edit to display the
Advanced Property
Editor
Click Apply to preview your changes without closing the dialog
box, or click OK to
confirm them.
Tip: To change the text color or background color
of one or more selected cells or the entire table, select the cells or
click anywhere in the table and then click the text color or
background color icon in the Format toolbar.
Tip: To change the color of cells to the color
last used, select the cell, then press Shift and click on the
background color picker. This is useful when you want to use one color
for individual cells.
KompoZer allows you to quickly add or delete one or more
cells, columns, or rows in a table. In addition, you can set options
that allow you to maintain the original rectangular structure or
layout of the table while you perform editing tasks.
To add a cell, row, or column to your table:
Click inside the table where you want to add a cell (or
cells).
Open the Table menu and then choose Insert.
Choose one of the cell groupings. (You can also insert a new table
within a table cell.)
To delete a cell, row, or column:
Click a row, column, or cell to place the insertion
point. Or, select neighboring cells to delete more than one row at a
time. To select neighboring cells, drag over the cells you want to
select. To select individual cells in a table, hold down the Ctrl key
(Windows, Linux or Unix) or the Command key (Mac OS) and click on the
cells you want to select.
Open the Table menu and choose Delete.
Choose the item you want to delete.
To join (or merge) a cell with the cell on its right:
Click inside the cell on the left, open the Table menu, and
choose Join with Cell to the Right.
To join (or merge) adjacent cells:
Select adjacent cells by dragging over them.
Open the Table menu, and choose Join Selected Cells.
To split a joined cell back into two or more cells:
Click inside the joined cell, open the Table menu, and then
choose Split Cell. KompoZer puts the entire contents of the
joined cell into the first of the two cells.
Refer to Selecting Table
Elements for information on how to select non-adjacent cells,
rows, and columns.
Changing
the Default Table Editing Behavior
By default, when you delete one or more cells, KompoZer
preserves the table's structure by adding cells at the end of a row,
wherever needed. This allows you to delete one or more cells but still
maintain the table's original rectangular layout, or
structure. Otherwise, deleting cells can result in a table with empty
spaces, or whose outline appears irregular due to an uneven number of
cells.
To change the default table editing behavior, begin from the
KompoZer window:
Open the Edit menu (Mozilla menu on Mac OS X), choose
Preferences, and then choose KompoZer.
Under Table Editing, set the following preference:
Make sure that "Maintain table layout when inserting or
deleting cells" is checked to ensure that you don't get an irregularly
shaped table.
You can use one of two ways to quickly select a table, cell, or
group of cells:
Click in the table, open the Table menu, choose Select, and
then choose an item from the submenu. For example, to select a table,
click anywhere inside the table, open the Table menu, choose Select,
and then choose Table.
Or, you can use the mouse as a selection tool:
To select a group of adjacent
cells: click in a cell, and then drag to select the cells you
want. Drag the mouse left or right to select a row; up or down to
select a column.
To select non-adjacent cells: press Ctrl (Windows, Linux or Unix)
or Command (Mac OS) and then click inside a cell. Keep pressing Ctrl
(Windows, Linux or Unix) or Command (Mac OS) as you click to select
additional cells.
To extend a selection to include adjacent cells: click inside a
cell and then drag over additional cells to extend the selection.
To select one or more adjacent columns or rows: drag up or down to
select the first column or row, and then drag left or right to select
additional adjacent columns or rows. Press Shift and drag to the right
to select an entire row. Press Shift and drag up or down to select an
entire column.
Open the Table menu, choose Select, and then choose Table.
To copy or move the table: Use the Edit menu's cut, copy, and
paste options.
To delete the table: Open the Table menu again, choose Delete, and
then choose Table.
Converting Text into a
Table
To convert text into a table:
Select the text that you want to convert into a table. Keep
in mind that KompoZer creates a new table row for each
paragraph in the selection.
Open the Table menu and choose Create Table from Selection. You
see the Convert to Table dialog box.
Choose the character KompoZer uses to separate the
selection into columns, or specify a different character to use. If
you choose Space as the separator for columns, choose whether or not
you want KompoZer to ignore multiple space and treat them as
one space.
Leave "Delete separator character" checked to have
KompoZer remove the separator character when it converts the
text into a table. If you don't want KompoZer to delete the
separator character, uncheck this option.
Click OK.
Note: Text formatting is removed when the selected
text is converted to a table.
on
the
Composition toolbar. The Insert Table dialog box appears.