Using Tables

Apache OpenOffice 4.1 Impress Guide

Chapter 3: Adding and Formatting Text

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• Introduction
• Working with Text Boxes
  • Using Text Boxes Created from the Layout Panel
  • Using Text Boxes Created from the Text Box Tool
  • Moving a Text Box
  • Resizing a Text Box
  • Deleting a Text Box
• Inserting Text
  • Pasting Text
    • Pasting Unformatted Text
    • Formatting Pasted Text
  • Inserting Special Characters
  • Inserting Non-breaking Spaces and Hyphens
• Introduction to Formatting Text
  • Selecting Text
• Using Styles to Format Text
  • Modifying a Presentation Style
  • Updating a Style from a Selection
  • Applying a Presentation Style
• Formatting Characters
  • Font Tab
  • Font Effects Tab
  • Position Tab
• Formatting Paragraphs
  • Indents and Spacing Tab
  • Alignment Tab
  • Tabs Tab
  • Asian Typography Tab
• Creating Bulleted and Numbered Lists
  • Creating Lists in AutoLayout Text Boxes
  • Creating Lists in Other Text Boxes
  • Creating a New Outline Level
  • Changing the Appearance of the List
    • Selecting the Entries
    • Position Tab
    • Customize Tab
  • Changing the Order or the Outline Level Lines
• Using Tables
  • Creating a Table
  • Modifying a Table
    • Sidebar Options
    • Table Toolbar
    • Table Properties
    • Position and Size
  • Deleting a Table
• Using Fields
  • Inserting a Field
  • Customizing Fields
• Using Hyperlinks
  • Editing Text Hyperlinks
  • Working with Hyperlink Buttons

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Using Tables

Tables are a powerful mechanism for quickly conveying structured information, making them an important tool when creating a presentation. You can create tables directly in Impress, so there is no need to embed a Calc spreadsheet or a Writer text table. But be aware that in some circumstances it makes sense to do so—the functionality provided by a Calc spreadsheet is far superior to that provided by an Impress table.

Many predefined table designs are available in the Table Design panel of the Sidebar's Properties deck when a table is selected. Figure 47 shows the Properties deck when a table is selected and with the Text and Paragraph panels collapsed.

Figure 47: The Table Design task pane