Apple Pages - Manual (Page 143)

Chapter 8 Creating Tables 143
Selecting Table Cell Borders
If a table spans more than one page or column, selecting the border at the bottom of
one page or column may also affect the border at the top of the next page or column.
To select multiple borders:
1 Select the table cells whose borders you want to select.
2 Choose View > Show Inspector (or click the Inspector button in the toolbar), and then
click the Table Inspector button.
3 Click one of the Borders buttons to select all borders, or only the inside, outside,
horizontal, or vertical borders of the selected cells.
To select an individual border:
 If the table is not selected, double-click the border.
 If the table is selected, click the border.
To select one segment of a cell border:
1 Select the table.
2 Option-click to select a single border segment.
3 To select additional border segments, press the Option and Shift keys as you click.
Entering and Editing Text in Table Cells
To type text in a table cell:
 If the cell is empty, select it and begin typing.
 To replace any text already in the cell, select the cell, and then double-click its
contents. Begin typing.
 To place the insertion point within the text already in a cell, select the table, then
click to place the insertion point where you want. Begin typing.
To switch the contents of two cells:
m Select the cell and drag it to another cell. A blue border appears when you begin to
drag the cell, and the cell contents are switched.
To copy the contents of one cell into another:
m Select the cell and begin to drag it. A blue border appears when you begin to drag
the cell. Hold down the Option key as you drag it to another cell.