Tables
Inserting a Table

 1.Place the insertion point where you want the table to appear in your document.

 2.Choose Table from the Insert menu.

 3.Use the New Table Properties dialog box to set up your table.

 4.Click OK.
 

Adding and Deleting Rows, Columns, and Cells
To add to your table:

 1.Click where you want to add space.

 2.Open the Insert menu and choose Table; then choose Row, Column, or Cell.

To delete:

 1.Click in a row, column, or cell.

 2.Open the Edit menu and choose Delete Table; then choose Row, Column, or Cell.
 

Changing a Table

You can change a table's caption or border, or the width, height, alignment, color, or background of a table or parts of a table.

 1.To change an entire table, click anywhere inside it; to change a specific row or cell click inside the row or cell.

 2.Open the Format menu and choose Table Properties (Table Info in Mac OS).

 3.Click the Table, Row, or Cell tab.

 4.Use the Table Properties dialog box to make your changes.

 5.Click OK.

Note:  The settings you choose in the Table Properties dialog box always override the settings you chose when you first created the table.
 

Using the Table Properties Dialog Box
Use the New Table Properties dialog box and the Table Properties dialog box to set or change a table's characteristics. All the fields are explained below.
 

To create new tables, use the New Table Properties dialog box:
Open the Insert menu and choose Table.

To change an existing table, use the Table Properties dialog box:
 1.Click anywhere inside a table, row, or cell.

 2.Open the Format menu and choose Table Properties; then click the Table, Row, or Cell tab.

Number of rows/Number of columns
Enter the number of rows and columns you want. This option is available only when you are creating a new table. You can also add rows and columns to an existing table.

Table Alignment - Aligns the table within the document.

Horizontal Alignment and Vertical Alignment - Aligns the text within each row or cell. Default leaves the alignment as it was when the table was created.

Include caption - Inserts space for a caption, either above or below the table.

Border line width - Enter a number for the size, in pixels, of the border lines around cells (table items). Enter 0 for no border.

Note: Composer displays a zero (0) border as dotted outlines; no borders appear when the page is viewed through a browser.

Cell spacing - Enter a number for the space, in pixels, between cells.

Cell padding - Enter a number for the padding, in pixels, within each cell. This sets the margins of each cell.

Table width - Enter a number for the width of the table. Choose "% of window" or "pixels." If you specify width as a percentage, the table width changes whenever the window width changes.

Table min. height - Enter a number for the minimum height of the table. This is the smallest height the table can have. If you add text to the table, the table is resized to fit. Choose "% of window" or "pixels." If you specify height as a percentage, the table height changes whenever the window height changes.

Note: If you are inserting a table within a table, the minimum width and height of the nested table can be

percentages of the parent cell.

Equal column widths - Makes all cells the same width. Deselect this if you want to size each cell individually.

Cell width - Enter a number for the width of the cell. Choose "% of table" or "pixels." If you specify width as a percentage, the cell width changes whenever the table width changes.

Cell min. height - Enter a number for the minimum height of the cell. This is the smallest height the cell can have. If you add text to the cell, it is resized to fit. Choose "% of table" or "pixels." If you specify height as a percentage, the cell height changes whenever the table height changes.

Note: If you are modifying a table that's within a cell, the minimum width and height of the nested table can be percentages of the parent cell.

Cell spans - Type numbers in the rows box and columns box to specify whether you want the selected cell to span more than one column or row.

Header style - Centers the text in the cell and sets its style to bold.

Nonbreaking - Keeps the text from wrapping to the next line. Text will wrap to the next line ony if you insert a paragraph break.

Use Color - Lets you choose a background color for the table, row, or cell. Click Other, at the bottom of the color palette, to define a custom color.

Use Image - Lets you use an image as the table, row, or cell background. Type the location and filename of the image you want to use. Click Choose Image to find an image on your hard disk or network.

Leave image at the original location - If you use a background image, Composer makes a copy of the image and places it in the same directory (folder) as your page. If you don't want a copy made, click this option.

Extra HTML - Displays a dialog box where users familiar with HTML and JavaScript can add tags that further define the table.

To preview your settings, click Apply; and then click Close to accept the changes. To accept the changes without previewing, click OK.

Moving, Copying, and Deleting Tables

 1.Click in the table, then open the Edit menu and choose Select Table.

 2.To copy or move: Use the Edit menu's cut, copy, and paste options.

 3.To delete: Choose Delete Table from the Edit menu.
 

How do I create links to links inside the same page.  For Example, a table of contents.
To link within the same page, create a target, then create a link that points to the target.

 1.Put the cursor at the beginning of a line where you want to create a target, or select some text at the beginning of a line.

 2.Open the Insert menu and choose Target.

 3.Type a name for the target in the edit box (up to 30 characters). If you selected some text in step 1, this box already contains a name.

 4.Click OK. A Target icon (visible only in the Composer window) appears in your document to mark the target's location.

   Note: Targets are also called anchors.

 5.Put the cursor on the text or image that you want to link to the target.

 6.Open the Insert menu and choose Link.

 7.Open the File menu and choose Browse Page; then click the link you just created.