Control and modify the appearance of tables using grips and existing table styles.
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A table is a compound object that contains information
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arranged in rows and columns similar to a spreadsheet.
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The appearance of a table is controlled by its
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table style similar to the way a textile controls.
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The appearance of text
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tables can be created several different ways.
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For example, you can create a table and then manually fill in information.
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You can extract data from a drawing and use that data to create a table.
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And you can import data from a spreadsheet
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and link the table to the spreadsheet data
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in the exercise file. A table has already been created.
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It was created by extracting information from the doors in the floor plan,
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select the table
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when you do
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the table highlights and you see a number of grips,
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you can use those grips to adjust the table.
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For example, you can select the square grip in the upper left to move the table.
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When you select the square grip on the right,
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you can drag it to change the width of the comments column,
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which also changes the overall width of the table
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on the annotate ribbon
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in the tables panel.
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You can also see that this table was created using the standard table style
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press escape to deselect the table,
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you create and control table styles using the table style dialogue
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to display this dialogue on the annotate ribbon
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in the tables panel, click the table style dialogue box launcher.
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In the styles group box, you see a list of table styles that already exist.
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You can expand the drop down below this list
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to filter the list to show all table styles
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or just those that have already been used in the drawing.
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In
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this case, there is only one style.
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You can select a style in the list and then make it the current style,
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modify the style or delete the style.
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You can also right click a style in the list and make it the current style,
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rename the style or delete the style
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note that you cannot delete or rename the standard style.
00:04
A table is a compound object that contains information
00:08
arranged in rows and columns similar to a spreadsheet.
00:12
The appearance of a table is controlled by its
00:14
table style similar to the way a textile controls.
00:18
The appearance of text
00:20
tables can be created several different ways.
00:23
For example, you can create a table and then manually fill in information.
00:28
You can extract data from a drawing and use that data to create a table.
00:33
And you can import data from a spreadsheet
00:35
and link the table to the spreadsheet data
00:39
in the exercise file. A table has already been created.
00:43
It was created by extracting information from the doors in the floor plan,
00:49
select the table
00:51
when you do
00:52
the table highlights and you see a number of grips,
00:56
you can use those grips to adjust the table.
00:59
For example, you can select the square grip in the upper left to move the table.
01:05
When you select the square grip on the right,
01:08
you can drag it to change the width of the comments column,
01:12
which also changes the overall width of the table
01:17
on the annotate ribbon
01:18
in the tables panel.
01:20
You can also see that this table was created using the standard table style
01:27
press escape to deselect the table,
01:31
you create and control table styles using the table style dialogue
01:36
to display this dialogue on the annotate ribbon
01:39
in the tables panel, click the table style dialogue box launcher.
01:46
In the styles group box, you see a list of table styles that already exist.
01:52
You can expand the drop down below this list
01:54
to filter the list to show all table styles
01:57
or just those that have already been used in the drawing.
02:02
In
02:02
this case, there is only one style.
02:05
You can select a style in the list and then make it the current style,
02:10
modify the style or delete the style.
02:13
You can also right click a style in the list and make it the current style,
02:17
rename the style or delete the style
02:21
note that you cannot delete or rename the standard style.
