Editing Text in Tables

When you create a table, the title cell is in editing mode and you can type text. Texts within table cells are Text entities that you can edit and format using the Edit Note text editor.

Use the EditTable command to edit text in tables. You can also edit table text in place using a pop-up toolbar which provides enhanced formatting options.

Double-clicking a table cell switches the cell to editing mode. Click Tab to proceed to the next table cell, or Shift+Tab to proceed to the previous table cell.

To edit text in tables:

1. Type EditTable at the command prompt.
2. In the graphics area, click the text of the cell to edit.
3. Type and edit the text and use the formatting options of the Note Formatting pop-up toolbar. Within the cell, you can use the arrow keys to move the cursor.

   Click Tab to proceed to the next table cell, or Shift+Tab to proceed to the previous table cell.

4. Click OK  on the toolbar.

To edit table text in place:

1. In the graphics area, double-click the table cell to edit.
2. Type and edit the text and use the formatting options of the Note Formatting pop-up toolbar. Within the cell, you can use the arrow keys to move the cursor.
3. Click OK  on the toolbar.

  To modify the TextStyle, text height, border line appearance, or the table cell background color, use the TableStyle command. To insert, delete, merge, or resize rows and columns in tables, use the EditTableCell command.

Access

Command: EditTable

Menu: Modify > Entity > Table Text, Table Cell