Display the contents of an overset cell, Clip an image in a cell, Creating tables – Adobe InDesign CC 2015 User Manual
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Last updated 6/6/2015
In the case of inline graphics or text with fixed leading, it is possible for the cell contents to extend beyond cell edges.
You can select the Clip Contents To Cell option, so that any text or inline graphics that otherwise extend beyond any
cell edge are clipped to the cell boundary. However, when inline graphics are overset to extend beyond cell bottom edges
(Horizontal), this does not apply.
Display the contents of an overset cell
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Do one of the following:
• Increase the size of the cell.
• Change the text formatting. To select the cell’s contents, click in the overset cell, press Esc, and then use the
Control panel to format the text.
Clip an image in a cell
If an image is too large for a cell, it extends beyond the cell borders. You can clip the parts of the image that extend
beyond the cell borders.
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Place the insertion point in the cell you want to clip, or select the cell or cells you want to affect.
2
Choose Table > Cell Options > Graphics.
3
Select Clip Contents To Cell, and then click OK.
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Creating tables
A table consists of rows and columns of cells. A cell is like a text frame in which you can add text, anchored frames, or
other tables. Create tables in Adobe InDesign CS5 or export them from other applications.
Note: To create, edit, and format tables in Adobe InCopy, make sure that you are in Layout view.
Create tables
A table consists of rows and columns of cells. A cell is like a text frame in which you can add text, inline graphics, or
other tables. You can create tables from scratch or by converting them from existing text. You can also embed a table
within a table.
When you create a table, the new table fills the width of the container text frame. A table is inserted on the same line
when the insertion point is at the beginning of the line, or on the next line, when the insertion point is in the middle of
a line.