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Chapter 9: 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 CS3 or export them from other applications.
Creating tables
About 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.
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.
Tables flow with surrounding text just as inline graphics do. For example, a table moves through threaded frames
when the text above it changes in point size or when text is added or deleted. However, a table cannot appear on a
text-on-path frame.
Create tables
You can create tables from scratch or by converting them from existing text. You can also embed a table within a
table.
For a video on creating and formatting tables, see www.adobe.com/go/vid0081 .
See also
“Importing tables from other applications” on page 253
“Formatting tables” on page 260
Create a table from scratch
The table you create fills the width of the text frame.
1 Using the Type tool , place the insertion point where you want the table to appear.
2 Choose Table > Insert Table.
3 Specify the numbers of rows and columns.
4 If your table contents will continue on more than one column or frame, specify the number of header or footer
rows in which you want the information to be repeated.
5 (Optional) Specify a table style.
6 Click OK.