Table Bar
The Table Bar contains functions you need when working with tables. It appears when you move the cursor into a table.
Apply Style
Assigns a style to the current paragraph, selected paragraphs, or to a selected object.
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Apply Style |
Font Name
Allows you to select a font name from the list or enter a font name directly.
You can enter several fonts, separated by semicolons. OpenOffice.org uses each named font in succession if the previous fonts are not available.
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Font Name |
Font Size
Allows you to choose between different font sizes from the list, or to enter a size manually.
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Font Size |
Sum
Activates the sum function. Note that the cursor must be in the cell where you want the sum to appear.
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Sum |
Table: Fixed
If this mode is active, changes to a line and/or column affect only the neighboring lines or columns in question.
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Table: Fixed |
Table: Fixed, Proportional
If this mode is active, changes to the line and/or column affect the entire table.
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Table: Fixed, Proportional |
Table: Variable
If this mode is active, changes to a line and/or column affect the size of the table.
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Table: Variable |
Merge Cells
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Merge Cells |
Split Cells
Splits the cell or group of cells horizontally or vertically into the number of cells that you enter.
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Split Cells |
Optimize
Opens a toolbar that contains functions for optimizing the rows and columns in a table.
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Optimize |
Insert Rows
Inserts one or more rows in the table, below the selection. You can insert more than one row by opening the dialog (choose Table - Insert - Rows), or by selecting more than one row before clicking the icon. The second method inserts rows of the same height as the originally selected rows.
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Insert Row |
Insert Column
Inserts one or more columns into the table, after the selection. You can insert several columns at the same time by opening the dialog (choose Table - Insert - Columns), or by selecting several columns before clicking the icon. If the latter method is used, the columns inserted will have the same relative width as the selected columns.
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Insert Column |
Delete Row
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Delete Row |
Delete Column
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Delete Column |
Borders
Click the Borders icon to open the Borders toolbar, where you can modify the border of a sheet area or an object.
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Borders |
Line Style
Click this icon to open the Line Style toolbar, where you can modify the border line style.
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Line Style |
Paragraph background
Click to open a toolbar where you can click a background color for a paragraph. The color is applied to the background of the current paragraph or the selected paragraphs.
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Paragraph Background |
Index
fonts, specifying several
alternative fonts
characters, alternative fonts
tables, inserting rows
rows, inserting in tables, using icon
tables, inserting columns in
columns, inserting in tables
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